Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osculatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-cu-la-to-ry
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A religious tablet, usually carrying a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which is kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace"); it is then passed to others at the mass who also kiss it.

adj

Of or relating to kissing.

Formal

adj

Relating to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation.

Example Sentences

"On this the two ladies went through the osculatory ceremony which they were in the habit of performing, and Mrs. Pendennis got a great secret comfort from the little quarrel—for Laura’s confession seemed to say, “That girl can never be a wife for Pen, for she is light-minded and heartless, and quite unworthy of our noble hero.[…]”"
"A circle may be osculatory with a curve, at a given point."

Etymology

From Latin ōsculātōrium.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ōsculātōrium
Suffix: osculate

Usage

Formal

Inflected Forms

osculatories (plural) more osculatory (comparative) most osculatory (superlative)

Synonyms

pax

Questions

What does osculatory mean?: A religious tablet, usually carrying a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which is kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace"); it is then passed to others at the mass who also kiss it.
Where does osculatory come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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