1. initiatory - Noun
2. initiatory - Adjective
3. initiatory - Adjective Satellite
Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step.
Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary.
An introductory act or rite.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe prime objective of all Initiatory music in the Temples of Antiquity was to bring about physical purification and renewal, mental stimulation and alertness, spiritual exhilaration and Illumination. Ambrose
It is a subject for congratulation that the great Empire of Brazil has taken the initiatory step toward the abolition of slavery. Our relations with that Empire, always cordial, will naturally be made more so by this act. Ulysses S. Grant
the magazine's inaugural issue Source: Internet
the initiative phase in the negotiations Source: Internet
an initiatory step toward a treaty Source: Internet
his first (or maiden) speech in Congress Source: Internet