pro·ces·sion·al
prə-ˈsesh-nəl 
-ˈse-shə-nᵊl
1
: a book containing material for a procession
2
: a musical composition (such as a hymn) designed for a procession
3
: a ceremonial procession
Examples of processional in a Sentence
Noun
He led a slow processional into the church.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 20 May 2025
The ceremony will include a processional to the Ocoee Memorial Wall where a wreath will be set in place.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
ArsTechnica, 2 June 2025
There are several annual festivals in town, including Sa Festa Mamma—the great feast—that celebrates Saint Antiochus with processional floats and folk music and slow baked, decorated bread called su coccòi de su santu.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Noun
Although the toddlers had rehearsed the wedding processional at home before the big day, apparently not everything went as planned.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 20 May 2025
The ceremony will include a processional to the Ocoee Memorial Wall where a wreath will be set in place.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
Adjective
Races used to be processional here, but the re-profiled turn 10 and the flat-out nature of the last turn have changed all that.
—ArsTechnica, 2 June 2025
There are several annual festivals in town, including Sa Festa Mamma—the great feast—that celebrates Saint Antiochus with processional floats and folk music and slow baked, decorated bread called su coccòi de su santu.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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“Processional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/processional. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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processional
1 of 2 noun
pro·ces·sion·al
prə-ˈsesh-nəl
-ən-ᵊl
: a musical composition (as a hymn) written for a procession
processional
2 of 2 adjective
: of, relating to, or moving in a procession
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