Initiatory

Definition:

  • (a.) Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step.
  • (a.) Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary.
  • (n.) An introductory act or rite.

Compare initiatory with other words:

initiator vs. initiatory

initiatory vs. rite

act vs. initiatory

initiatory vs. introductory

inaugural vs. initiatory

initial vs. initiatory

inceptive vs. initiatory

initiation vs. initiatory

initiative vs. initiatory