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

Example Sentences

A final word may be said with regard to a theoretical difficulty which many people feel in connexion with the intercessory and petitionary sides of prayer.

From Religious Reality by Rawlinson, A. E. J. (Alfred Edward John)

Then, there is another aspect of petitionary prayer which demands a passing notice.

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

When the coach had come to a standstill, he opened the door with as little creaking as might be, and held out a petitionary hand.

From Audrey by Johnston, Mary

Do its requests represent the best modern conception of prayer as an inward aspiration rather than as petitionary?

From The Mistakes of Jesus by Floyd, William

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 Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)