initiatory

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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

He saw that the initiatory steps, and very decided ones, must be taken on his part; and it was not easy to find the lady alone ten minutes together.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various

His initiatory lessons had been taken that summer, with his father standing over him to keep the refractory in order, whether biped or quadruped.

From The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty by Banks, Mrs. G. Linnaeus

The Katipunan adopted some of the Masonic paraphernalia, and some of the initiatory ceremonies, but were in no sense Masonic lodges.

From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.

Simultaneously with the early subjugation of the country, the political, educational, commercial and social initiatory movements were made of whose present development the people of Puget Sound may well be proud.

From Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound by Denny, Emily Inez