impetratoryadj.
/ˈɪmpɪtreɪtəri/ Having the quality of obtaining by or as by request. (Chiefly Theology.)
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the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > by entreaty > having quality of
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1634 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. Hist. New Test. (STC 12640.5) 102 The least motion of a thought was in him impetratory.
1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Dying ii. §3 Alms..are preparatory to, and impetratory of the Grace of Repentance.
a1659 R. Brownrig 65 Serm. (1674) I. iii. 38 Not a meritorious..but an impetratory Motive.
1881 T. E. Bridgett Hist. Holy Eucharist II. 139 Both as an impetratory or supplicatory, and as a propitiatory or satisfactory sacrifice.
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