Initiatory1. (a.) Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step.
2. (a.) Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary.
3. (n.) An introductory act or rite.
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