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predicatory

[pred-i-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

of or pertaining to preaching.

Origin:
1605–15; < Latin praedicātōrius prophetic; see predicate, -tory¹

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predicatory (ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪtərɪ, ˌprɛdɪˈkeɪtərɪ)

—*adj*
	of, relating to, or characteristic of preaching or a preacher

[C17: from Late Latin praedicātōrius, from praedicāre to proclaim]

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