Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

initiatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: ini-tia-to-ry
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to initiation.

adj

Inceptive, initial, inaugural or introductory.

noun

An introductory act or rite.

Example Sentences

"The Auburn Knights of Honor will present the mock exposé of the initiatory ceremonies, given last year by the Lewiston lodge with such rich success, with new and improved details, in their hall, some time next month."
"some initiatory treatises in the law"
"Two initiatory rites of the same general import cannot exist together."

Etymology

From Latin initiāt-, past participial stem of initiō, + -ory. By surface analysis, initiate + -ory.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ory

Inflected Forms

more initiatory (comparative) most initiatory (superlative) initiatories (plural)

Derived Forms

initiatorily lipoinitiatory

Synonyms

inaugural initiative first maiden

Questions

What does initiatory mean?: Of or pertaining to initiation.
Where does initiatory come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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