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predicatory

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

adjective

of or relating to preaching.

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Origin of predicatory

1605–15; < Latin praedicātōrius prophetic; see predicate, -tory1

Words nearby predicatory

predicate nominative, predicate noun, predicate objective, predicative, predicator, predicatory, predict, predictability, predictable, prediction, predictive
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British Dictionary definitions for predicatory

predicatory
/ (ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪtərɪ, ˌprɛdɪˈkeɪtərɪ) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for predicatory

C17: from Late Latin praedicātōrius, from praedicāre to proclaim
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