| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| predicatory |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pred·i·ca·to·ry |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  pr d  -k -tôr  , -t r |
| ADJECTIVE: | Of, relating to, or characteristic of preaching or a preacher. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Late Latin praedic trius, praising, from Latin praedictor, one who makes known, from praedicre, to proclaim. See preach.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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