Gradual
English Meaning
Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline.
- Advancing or progressing by regular or continuous degrees: gradual erosion; a gradual slope.
- Roman Catholic Church The liturgical book containing the chants for the Mass.
- Roman Catholic Church A biblical text sung between the Epistle and the Gospel of the Mass.