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Definition of "initiatory" [in•i•ti•a•to•ry]

  • Introductory; initial. (adjective)
  • Tending or used to initiate. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "initiatory" in a sentence
  • "But the really true virtue is a purification from all such things, and temperance, justice, fortitude and wisdom itself, are a kind of initiatory purification 38."
  • "To that end, we have constructed our book, "Heart Yoga," as an initiatory journey into the vision of the Sacred Marriage that anyone with devotion, faith and the willingness to explore their inner experience can pursue."
  • "He added, “As if no man, after the war commenced, should call in question the consummate wisdom or purity of motive on the part of the Executive in the initiatory steps of that war!”"