"processional" meaning in All languages combined

See processional on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: procession + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|procession|al}} procession + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} processional (not comparable)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or used during a procession, particularly at the start of a religious ceremony or wedding. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: processionally
    Sense id: en-processional-en-adj-KkUzSHCg

Noun [English]

Forms: processionals [plural]
Etymology: procession + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|procession|al}} procession + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} processional (plural processionals)
  1. A hymn or other music used during a procession; prosodion.
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  2. A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner. Synonyms: procession
    Sense id: en-processional-en-noun-91l4uYHQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 21 44 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 20 39 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 16 19 38 26
  3. (Roman Catholicism) A service book relating to ecclesiastical processions. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism, Books
    Sense id: en-processional-en-noun-ULv0d5j1 Disambiguation of Books: 4 7 17 72 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: processionalist Coordinate_terms: recessional

Inflected forms

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