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predicatoryenUK pred·i·ca·to·ry P0516400 (prĕd′ĭ-kə-tôr′ē)adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of preaching or a preacher. [Late Latin praedicātōrius, praising, from Latin praedicātor, one who makes known, from praedicāre, to proclaim; see preach.]predicatory (ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪtərɪ; ˌprɛdɪˈkeɪtərɪ) adjof, relating to, or characteristic of preaching or a preacher[C17: from Late Latin praedicātōrius, from praedicāre to proclaim]pred•i•ca•to•ry (ˈprɛd ɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj. of or pertaining to preaching. [1605–15; < Latin praedicātōrius prophetic]
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