invitatory
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of invitatory
1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin invītātōrius, equivalent to invitā ( re ) to invite + -tōrius -tory 1
Example Sentences
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His growl was as thunder in their ears, whether he spake to them in mirth or in rebuke, his invitatory notes being, indeed, of all, the most repulsive and horrid.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Lamb, Charles
Everybody was at dinner; and the serious Kellner of "Der Wildemann" glanced in mild reproach at Mr. James Clinch, who, disregarding that fact and the invitatory table d'hote, stepped into the street.
From The Twins of Table Mountain by Harte, Bret
Some authors recommend such pauses at the end of the invitatory, at the end of each hymn, or after each Gloria.
From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.
The first Sunday of Advent has the invitatory hymn and the rest of the Office proper.
From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.
On any other occasion, no matter how solemn or privileged, such as the seventh, thirtieth, or anniversary day, when only one nocturn is recited, the invitatory must not be included.
From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.
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