initiatory
introductory; initial: an initiatory step toward a treaty.
serving to initiate or admit into a society, club, etc.
Origin of initiatory
1Other words from initiatory
- in·i·ti·a·to·ri·ly [ih-nish-ee-uh-tawr-uh-lee, -tohr-; ih-nish-ee-uh-tawr-uh-lee, -tohr-], /ɪˌnɪʃ i əˈtɔr ə li, -ˈtoʊr-; ɪˈnɪʃ i əˌtɔr ə li, -ˌtoʊr-/, adverb
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How to use initiatory in a sentence
The initiatory ceremony for full membership is now a mock duel in which the arm alone is wounded.
The duties assigned to young medical officers were unimportant—initiatory rather than definite in kind.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army | Charles Alexander GordonMr. Howitt has viewed the initiatory ceremonies of more than one tribe, and is familiar with their inmost secrets.
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew LangUrging Virgin Luck not to quit his initiatory table, the captain reluctantly went at their heels.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete | George MeredithTheir very position, became thus the initiatory step in their assent to power.
An Address, Delivered Before the Was-ah Ho-de-no-son-ne or New Confederacy of the Iroquois | Henry R. Schoolcraft
British Dictionary definitions for initiatory
/ (ɪˈnɪʃɪˌətərɪ) /
of or concerning initiation or serving to initiate; initiative
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