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Recessional

noun

The withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service. Synonym: recession.

A hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw.

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"Recessional" Quotes from Famous Books

... no chance for the thousand and one topics of vital importance to be even touched upon while the service was in progress, but once the recessional rolled forth Peggy's and Polly's tongues were loosened ...

— Peggy Stewart at School • Gabrielle E. Jackson

... whatever. I call it in effect anti-British and pro-German because its tendency—one means, of course, its unconscious tendency—often is to elevate the German name for veracity and for courage above the British. I call it ludicrous, because it has censored such matter as Kipling's "Recessional" and Browning's poetry. I call it incompetent because one can perceive no sort of collective efficiency in its work. And because of the sum of these things I give it the final descriptive—"incredible."—Daily News, ...

— The Better Germany in War Time - Being some Facts towards Fellowship • Harold Picton

Words linked to "Recessional" : anthem, hymn, recessional march, procession, recession