processional

noun pro·ces·sion·al \ prə-ˈsesh-nəl , -ˈse-shə-nᵊl \

|Updated on: 7 Jun 2018

Examples: processional in a Sentence

Definition of processional

1 : a book containing material for a procession

2 : a musical composition (such as a hymn) designed for a procession

3 : a ceremonial procession

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Examples of processional in a Sentence

He led a slow processional into the church.

Recent Examples of processional from the Web

Professor Bill Stiffler, faculty marshal, and Professor Dorothy E. Miller, EdD, student marshal, led the processional.

— The Aegis, "Harford Community College celebrates 60th graduation Thursday," 25 May 2018
Recorded footage of the ceremony and processional will be re-broadcast on screens around the Lobby Lounge.

— brittany martin, Los Angeles Magazine, "3 Distinct Ways to Celebrate the Royal Wedding Day in L.A.," 14 May 2018
The soon-t0-be groom rode in the same kind of carriage in Will and Kate's wedding processional in 2011.

— kayleigh roberts, Marie Claire, "This Is How We'll First See Prince Harry and Meghan as a Married Couple," 2 May 2018
When making public appearances and during processionals (such as weddings, parades, etc.), the royal family must always be in royal ranking order.

— morgan evans, Redbook, "9 Things You Didn't Know About Marrying a British Royal," 11 Apr. 2017
Then a processional is planned to carry her body to the George Bush Presidential Library Center in College Station, on the campus of Texas A&M, where she will be laid to rest near the grave of a daughter, Robin.

— susan page, USA TODAY, "Barbara Bush, former first lady and matriarch of Bush family, dies at 92," 17 Apr. 2018
Later that summer, during the Queen's Diamond Jubliee, Camilla accompanied the Queen on a carriage ride during one of the event's processionals.

— morgan evans, Good Housekeeping, "A Timeline of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles' Royal Romance," 12 May 2017
With clear, broad podium gestures, Scaglione shaped the noble opening, the ecstatic central section, and the triumphant processional that concludes the overture.

— christian hertzog, sandiegouniontribune.com, "A game of musical chairs and an impressive debut: Scaglione stellar with the San Diego Symphony," 7 Apr. 2018
Palm Sunday worship will begin with a children's palm processional at 9:30 a.m. March 25.

— Daily Southtown, "Church news," 20 Mar. 2018

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