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intercessory

intercessory adjective: of or pertaining to intercession.

Adjective

intercessory (comparative more intercessory, superlative most intercessory)

  1. Of or pertaining to intercession.
    • Near-synonym: intercedent

Synonyms of intercessory

Forms of intercessory

comparativemore intercessory
superlativemost intercessory

Origin of intercessory

From intercession + -ory.

Questions about intercessory

What does intercessory mean?
Intercessory means of or pertaining to intercession.
What part of speech is intercessory?
Intercessory is an adjective.

Words near intercessory in the dictionary

  1. intercessions
  2. intercessive
  3. intercessor
  4. intercessorial
  5. intercessors
  6. intercessory
  7. intercessour
  8. intercessours
  9. interchaetal
  10. interchain
  11. interchained

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