advocatory

American  

[ad-vok-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ad-vuh-kuh-, ad-vuh-key-tuh-ree] / ædˈvɒk əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈæd və kə-, ˈæd vəˌkeɪ tə ri /

adjective

1. of or relating to an advocate, a person who pleads for or on behalf of another, or to the functions of an advocate.

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Etymology

Origin of advocatory

First recorded in 1860–65; advocate + -ory ¹

Example Sentences

Hence it follows that the theological or advocatory spirit is in its principle dogmatical, while the strictly scientific and purely rational spirit is sceptical, σκεπτικος—that is, investigative.

From Tragic Sense Of Life by Flitch, J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford)