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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of predicatory

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

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023