recession (ss as sh) (1)

[Lat. rece io, from rece us, pa. par. of recedo = to recede (q. v.).] 1. The act of receding, retiring, or withdrawing; withdrawal, retirement; especially, the act of receding or retiring from a claim, demand, or pretension. "His [Christ's] whole life went in a constant rece ion from his own rights." -South: Sermons, x. 301. 2. The state of being put back, retired, or withdrawn; retired state or position. Rece ed-arch. (West Doorway of Ruined Cathedral of Elgin, Eng.) "It [sin] is the farthest rece ion in the world from the divine perfections." -Sharp : Sermons, vol. ii., ser. 7. *Rece ion of the equinoxes : [PRECESSION, T.] rē-çěs-sión ( as sh) (2), s . [Pref. re- , and Eng. ce ion (q. v.).] 1. The act of ceding back or restoring; retroce ion; as, the rece ion of conquered territory to its former sovereign. 2. A regrant. ( Wharton .) rē-çěs-sión-al, a. [Eng. rece ion; -al.] Pertaining to rece ion; as, a rece ional hymn.