predicatory

American

[pred-i-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈprɛd ɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

of or relating to preaching.

predicatory British

/ ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪtərɪ, ˌprɛdɪˈkeɪtərɪ /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of preaching or a preacher

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Etymology

Origin of predicatory

1605–15; < Latin praedicātōrius prophetic; predicate, -tory ¹

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