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Initiatory

Initiatory Meaning & Definition
Initiatory Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Initiatory?

[adj] serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Initiatory: first | inaugural | initiative | maiden | opening

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Initiatory In Webster's Dictionary

\In*i"ti*a*to*ry\, a. 1. Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step. --Bp. Hall. 2. Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary. Some initiatory treatises in the law. --Herbert. Two initiatory rites of the same general import can not exist together. --J. M. Mason.
\In*i"ti*a*to*ry\, n. An introductory act or rite. [R.]

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