Recessional — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻsˈɛʃənəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪsˈɛʃənəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪsˈɛʃənəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsˈɛʃənəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recession

Parts of Speech

noun	the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
noun	a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw
adjective	of or relating to receding

Word Forms

recessional	adjective	of or relating to receding
recessional	noun	the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
recession	noun	the act of becoming more distant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rezession

der Rückzug des Klerus und des Chores vom Altarraum in die Sakristei am Ende eines Gottesdienstes

🇫🇷French

récession

le retrait du clergé et du chœur du chœur vers la sacristie à la fin d'un service religieux

🇪🇸Spanish

himno de fin de oficio

la retirada del clero y el coro del presbiterio a la sacristía al final de un servicio religioso

🇮🇹Italian

recessivo

il ritiro del clero e del coro dal presbiterio alla sagrestia al termine della funzione religiosa

🇳🇱Dutch

recessief

de terugtrekking van de geestelijkheid en het koor van het koor naar de sacristie aan het einde van een kerkdienst

🇵🇹Portuguese

recessivo

a retirada do clero e do coro da capela-mor para a sacristia no final de uma missa

🇷🇺Russian

рецессия

вывод духовенства и хора из алтаря в ризницу по окончании богослужения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीछे हटने का

चर्च सेवा के अंत में पादरी और गायक मंडल का चांसल से वेस्ट्री में वापस जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

মন্দা

একটি গির্জার পরিসেবার শেষে পাদরি এবং গায়কদলের চ্যান্সেল থেকে ভেস্ট্রিতে প্রত্যাহার

🇮🇳Tamil

மந்தநிலை

ஒரு தேவாலய சேவையின் முடிவில் மதகுருமார்கள் மற்றும் பாடகர் குழுவை சான்சலிலிருந்து வேஸ்ட்ரிக்கு திரும்பப் பெறுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మాంద్యం

చర్చి సేవ ముగింపులో ఛాన్సెల్ నుండి వస్త్రానికి మతాధికారులు మరియు గాయక బృందం ఉపసంహరించుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

मंदीचा

चर्चच्या सेवेच्या शेवटी पाळक आणि गायक मंडळींना चॅन्सेलपासून वेस्ट्रीपर्यंत मागे घेणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મંદી

ચર્ચની સેવાના અંતે પાદરીઓ અને ગાયકવર્ગને ચાન્સેલથી વેસ્ટ્રી સુધી પાછા ખેંચી લેવા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂಜರಿತದ

ಚರ್ಚ್ ಸೇವೆಯ ಕೊನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚಾನ್ಸೆಲ್‌ನಿಂದ ವೆಸ್ಟ್ರಿಗೆ ಪಾದ್ರಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಗಾಯಕರನ್ನು ಹಿಂತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാന്ദ്യം

ഒരു പള്ളി ശുശ്രൂഷയുടെ അവസാനം ചാൻസലറിൽ നിന്ന് വസ്‌ത്രത്തിലേക്ക് പുരോഹിതരെയും ഗായകസംഘത്തെയും പിൻവലിക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੰਦੀ

ਇੱਕ ਚਰਚ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਦੇ ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਦਰੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਕੋਇਰ ਨੂੰ ਚਾਂਸਲ ਤੋਂ ਵੇਸਟ੍ਰੀ ਤੱਕ ਵਾਪਸ ਲੈਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کساد بازاری

چرچ کی خدمت کے اختتام پر پادریوں اور کوئر کا چانسلر سے ویسٹری تک واپسی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

衰退的

教堂礼拜结束后，神职人员和唱诗班从圣坛撤回教区礼拜室

🇯🇵Japanese

不景気な

教会の礼拝の終わりに、聖職者と聖歌隊が内陣から祭壇に退くこと

🇰🇷Korean

퇴장 찬송가

교회 예배가 끝난 후 성직자와 합창단이 성단에서 제의실로 물러나는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

suy thoái

sự rút lui của giáo sĩ và ca đoàn từ thánh đường sang phòng lễ phục khi kết thúc buổi lễ nhà thờ

🇹🇭Thai

ภาวะถดถอย

การถอนตัวของคณะสงฆ์และคณะนักร้องประสานเสียงจากพลับพลาไปยังห้องเก็บสัมภาระในตอนท้ายของพิธีในโบสถ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

resesi

penarikan pendeta dan paduan suara dari kansel ke ruang di bawah gereja pada akhir kebaktian gereja

🇲🇾Malay

kemelesetan

pengunduran paderi dan koir dari canselor ke vestry pada akhir perkhidmatan gereja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الركود

انسحاب رجال الدين والجوقة من المذبح إلى مجلس الوزراء في نهاية خدمة الكنيسة

🇮🇷Persian

رکودی

عقب نشینی روحانیون و گروه کر از نمازخانه به جلیقه در پایان یک مراسم کلیسا

🇹🇷Turkish

durgunluk

bir kilise ayininin sonunda din adamlarının ve koronun kanaldan vestiyerine çekilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מיתון

נסיגת הכמורה והמקהלה מהכנסה אל האפודריה בתום שירות בכנסייה

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