Sekirov Dictionary

salutatory

UK /səˈljuː.təˌtɜːɹ.iː/US /səˈluː.təˌtɔːɹ.iː/

noun 2
adjective 1
forms 3

noun2

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(US) A greeting; an address, speech or article of greeting; the first editorial by the new editor of a newspaper or periodical; an introduction or preface.
- She was chosen to deliver the salutatory at the commencement ceremony.
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(no longer used) A place for saluting or greeting.
- […] coming to the Bishop with Supplication into the Salutatory, some out Porch of the Church, he was charg’d by him of tyrannicall madnes against GOD, for comming into holy ground. — 1641

adjective1

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Characteristic of or relating to a salutation or greeting.
- In the benediction, or salutatory prayer, he wishes for encrease and multiplication of the effects of Divine favour towards them […] — 1659

forms

salutatories · more salutatory · most salutatory

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