invitatory

[ in-vahy-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

1. serving to invite; conveying an invitation.

invitatory

/ -trɪ; ɪnˈvaɪtətərɪ /

adjective

1. serving as or conveying an invitation

noun

1. any of various invitations to prayer, such as Psalm 95 in a religious service

Word History and Origins

Origin of invitatory¹

1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin invītātōrius, equivalent to invitā ( re ) to invite + -tōrius -tory ¹

Example Sentences

A second weekly official was the antiphoner, whose duty it was to read the Invitatory at Matins.

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