Invitatory

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Invitatory \In*vi"ta*to*ry\, a. [L. invitatorius: cf. F.
     invitatoire.]
     Using or containing invitations.
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           The "Venite" [Psalm xcv.], which is also called the


           invitatory psalm.                        --Hook.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Invitatory \In*vi"ta*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Invitatories}. [LL.
     invitatorium: cf. F. invitatoire.]
     That which invites; specifically, the invitatory psalm, or a
     part of it used in worship.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  invitatory
       adj : conveying an invitation; "a brief invitatory note"