invitatory
/ɪnˈvaɪtətɔri/
adjective
- Serving to invite or encourage participation; having the nature of an invitation.
- The pastor read an invitatory psalm to begin the worship service.
- Her invitatory gesture made everyone feel welcome to join the discussion.
- The letter had an invitatory tone, urging the recipient to attend the conference.
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noun
- A short prayer or hymn used at the beginning of a religious service to invite worship.
- The choir sang the invitatory as the congregation stood to pray.
- Each morning service starts with an invitatory from the Book of Common Prayer.
- The priest recited the invitatory, calling the people to praise.