English Explanatory Dictionary

initiatory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to initiation.
  2. Inceptive, initial, inaugural or introductory.
noun
  1. An introductory act or rite.

Word forms

initiatory more initiatory most initiatory initiatories

Etymology

From Latin initiāt-, past participial stem of initiō, + -ory. By surface analysis, initiate + -ory.

Derived words

initiatorily lipoinitiatory
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