1. serving as an invitation; inviting
Usage: formal

1. a psalm or antiphon sung at the beginning of matins
Usage: liturgical

Examples

• The open door had an invitatory quality that drew visitors inside.
• Her warm smile was invitatory, encouraging strangers to approach.
• The invitatory gesture of the host made everyone feel welcome.
• The choir sang the invitatory before beginning the morning service.
• The invitatory psalm traditionally opens the daily prayers.
• His invitatory tone suggested he genuinely wanted company.