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intercessionary

intercessionary adjective: serving as, or relating to, intercession.

Adjective

intercessionary (not comparable)

  1. Serving as, or relating to, intercession.
    • Near-synonym: intercedent
    • an intercessionary prayer

Synonyms of intercessionary

Questions about intercessionary

What does intercessionary mean?
Intercessionary means serving as, or relating to, intercession.
What part of speech is intercessionary?
Intercessionary is an adjective.

Words near intercessionary in the dictionary

  1. intercess
  2. intercession
  3. Intercession City
  4. Intercession of the Theotokos
  5. intercessional
  6. intercessionary
  7. intercessions
  8. intercessive
  9. intercessor
  10. intercessorial
  11. intercessors

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