Processional (Noun)
Meaning
Religious music used in a procession.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The organist played a stately processional as the clergy entered the cathedral for the Easter service.
- The choir sang a beautiful processional hymn as the bishop made his way to the altar.
- The trumpets led the processional with a triumphant fanfare, signaling the start of the Palm Sunday parade.
- The church's music director carefully selected a processional that would complement the somber mood of the Good Friday service.
- The cathedral's famous boys' choir sang a majestic processional as the monarch entered the church for the coronation ceremony.