Bible Dictionaries
Initiatory

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) An introductory act or rite.

(2):

(a.) Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step.

(3):

(a.) Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Initiatory'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/initiatory.html. 1828.