initiatory

English

Adjective

initiatory (comparative more initiatory, superlative most initiatory)

1. Of or pertaining to initiation
2. inceptive, initial, inaugural or introductory
   • (Can we date this quote by Herbert and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     some initiatory treatises in the law

   • (Can we date this quote by J. M. Mason and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     Two initiatory rites of the same general import cannot exist together.

Translations

initial, inaugural

• Bulgarian: начален (bg) (načalen), уводен (bg) (uvoden)
• French: initiatique (fr)
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• Spanish: iniciativo m, iniciático m

Noun

initiatory (plural initiatories)

1. An introductory act or rite.