initiatory

Example Sentences

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That initiatory dinner consisted of mashed potatoes and jellied cranberry sauce from the can, a dish he loved because its sweet-and-sour flavor tasted faintly of home.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2016

As the initiatory formula usual in the epistles of Paul is wanting in this, it has been questioned whether it was really an epistle, or only a discourse intended for the general reader.

From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by Reber, George

Indeed, mothers must take the initiatory step in giving to youthful impulse the right direction.

From Nature and Culture by Rice, Harvey

The conversation continued for some short time longer, chiefly though on the part of the Billing couple; who took upon themselves the initiatory to enlighten their visitor upon all their family affairs and departed greatness.

From Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter by Munro, Colin

It would be terrible to be re-captured in the initiatory stage of his journey to the Land of Golden Dreams.

From A Hero of Romance by Marsh, Richard