re·ces·sion·al / riˈseshənl; riˈseshnəl/ • adj. of or relating to an economic recession: recessional times. ∎  chiefly Astron. relating to or denoting motion away from the observer. ∎  Geol. (of a moraine or other deposit) left during a pause in the retreat of a glacier or ice sheet.• n. a hymn sung while the clergy and choir process out of church at the end of a service. Compare with processional.

recessional a hymn sung while the clergy and choir process out of church at the end of a service.