petitionary

American  

[puh-tish-uh-ner-ee] / pəˈtɪʃ əˌnɛr i /

adjective

1. of the nature of or expressing a petition.

2. Archaic. petitioning; suppliant.

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Etymology

Origin of petitionary

First recorded in 1570–80; petition + -ary

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petitionary

This highest form of prayer in Class B merges almost imperceptibly into Class C, where prayer loses its petitionary character, and becomes either a meditation on, or a worship of, God.

From Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries by Annie Wood Besant

So the spiritual exercises were interrupted, and in Alec's belief the universe waited till discipline allowed the petitionary thread to be taken up.

From Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

And, therefore, no petitionary prayers find a place in the service of the ethical Church.

From Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles by W. R. Washington Sullivan

For I perceive your Salutations are petitionary, like those of Beggars.

From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Desiderius Erasmus

And while she hesitated, from the room above came the soft, racking, petitionary music of a violin.

From Strictly business: more stories of the four million by O. Henry