initiatory

Example Sentences

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That initiatory dinner consisted of mashed potatoes and jellied cranberry sauce from the can, a dish he loved because its sweet-and-sour flavor tasted faintly of home.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2016

Many whose names are now prominent in histrionic art took the initiatory steps in their career under Mr. Drake’s regime here.

From The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 by Casseday, Ben

This is the first blow that was directed by Iren�us against Cerinthus, a leader among the Gnostics; but it is only initiatory to still heavier ones which are to follow.

From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by Reber, George

And when he had said "Good-bye" to Miss Walshingham and she had repeated her invitation to call, he went upstairs again with Coote to look out certain initiatory books they had had under discussion.

From Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

He had been afraid that the initiatory stage of the work might have been only too well accomplished.

From Doors of the Night by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)