initiatory
Americanadjective
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introductory; initial.
an initiatory step toward a treaty.
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serving to initiate or admit into a society, club, etc.
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That initiatory dinner consisted of mashed potatoes and jellied cranberry sauce from the can, a dish he loved because its sweet-and-sour flavor tasted faintly of home.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2016
The world can not expect the initiatory movement for any change to be taken by those whose interests are served by the continuance of present conditions.
From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by John P. (John Percival) Jones
It is obvious that, according to Pauline doctrine, there could be no obligation for anyone who adopted Christianity to undergo this initiatory rite.
From Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Walter Richard Cassels
Some time before his apprehension he had become a convert to Judaism, and had undergone the initiatory rite.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
“I beg to express to your lordship”— “Sam!” said Mrs. Harris, interrupting him, “you have omitted the very pith and essence of initiatory greeting.”
From An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West by Alfred Ernest Rice
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