recessional vs procession

procession vs recessional

recessional and procession both are nouns.

recessional is an adjective but procession is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recessional	Yes	Yes	No	No
procession	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, procession is a hypernym of recessional; that is, procession is a word with a broader meaning than recessional:

recessional: the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
procession: the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation

recessional (noun)	procession (noun)
a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw	the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service	the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
	(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

recessional (adjective)	procession (adjective)
of or relating to receding

Difference between recessional and procession

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