invitatory

Adjective, Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

invitatory(s = adj.all) Array - conveying an invitation; "a brief invitatory note"

Derived forms verb invite₇, verb invite₂, verb invite₅

invitatory, a. [L. invitatorius: cf. F. invitatoire.].

Using or containing invitations. [1913 Webster]

"The “Venite” [Psalm xcv.], which is also called the invitatory psalm." [1913 Webster]

invitatory, n. [LL. invitatorium: cf. F. invitatoire.].

That which invites; specifically, the invitatory psalm, or a part of it used in worship. [1913 Webster]