Found 2 items, similar to Initiatory.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: initiatory initiatory adj : serving to set in motion; “the magazine's inaugural issue”; “the initiative phase in the negotiations”; “an initiatory step toward a treaty”; “his first (or maiden) speech in Congress”; “the liner's maiden voyage” [syn: inaugural, initiative, first, maiden]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Initiatory Initiatory \In*i"ti*a*to*ry\, a. 1. Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary. [1913 Webster] Some initiatory treatises in the law. --Herbert. [1913 Webster] Two initiatory rites of the same general import can not exist together. --J. M. Mason. [1913 Webster] Initiatory \In*i"ti*a*to*ry\, n. An introductory act or rite. [R.] [1913 Webster]