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Invitatory [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Using or containing invitations.

Invitatory [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A part of the service in the catholic church; a psalm or anthem sung in the morning.

2. --Antiphonary, a service-book, which contained all the invitatories, responsories and collects.

Invitatory [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Using or containing invitations.

Invitatory [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

That which invites; specifically, the invitatory psalm, or a part of it used in worship.