invitatory

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

invitatory
    adj 1: conveying an invitation; "a brief invitatory note"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Invitatory \In*vi"ta*to*ry\, a. [L. invitatorius: cf. F.
   invitatoire.]
   Using or containing invitations.
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         The "Venite" [Psalm xcv.], which is also called the
         invitatory psalm.                        --Hook.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Invitatory \In*vi"ta*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Invitatories}. [LL.
   invitatorium: cf. F. invitatoire.]
   That which invites; specifically, the invitatory psalm, or a
   part of it used in worship.
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