applicatoryadj.n.

?1555 J. Bradford Exhort. carienge Chrystes Crosse v. 64 A sacrifyce..not only applicatorye, but also propiciatory, because it applyeth the propiciatory sacrifyce of Chryste.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) III. 366 I may perish, without I have this applicatory Faith.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ix. 113 Revelations..not explicatory or applicatory of Scripture.

1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. Rom., Pref. The Applicatory or Practical part of this Epistle.

1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric II. xxix. 316 They were full of minute divisions..in the didactic part; but to these were joined very warm pathetic addresses to the consciences of the Hearers, in the applicatory part of the Sermon.

1853 T. T. Lynch Lect. Self-improvem. vi. 152 Some other supplementary remark of an exhortative and applicatory kind.

1862 Amer. Jrnl. Educ. 12 384 As the limited time will not allow separate mathematical repetitions, the teacher should therefore be the more careful to make his lectures as much as possible applicatory.

1898 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 21 Feb. 3/2 There ought to be an applicatory clause in our sermons.

1903 Biblical World 21 51 Such applicatory use of our knowledge..tends to fix it more firmly in mind.

1959 L. P. Brophy & G. J. B. Fisher Chem. Warfare Service xv. 374 The longer course did permit a desirable elaboration of general military training which was principally represented by applicatory field exercises.

1967 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 3 Nov. 11/4 Dr Ley..will give the applicatory prayer.

2000 Times of India (Nexis) 11 June Wilson..feels the study of science in colleges has to be made more applicatory.

1597 J. Carpenter Preparatiue to Contentation (title page) Confected Applicatorie, especially to this people and time, as an Argument most necessary and profitable to be vrged.

1621 S. Ward Happinesse of Pract. 37 Pray and desire, thou maist light vpon profitable and pertinent Themes, Bookes, and Sermons, applicatory, and leuelling at thy selfe and Orations, as if made for thee rather then for any body else.

1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver vii. 37 The remedies being equally Applicatory to both.

1667 J. Collop Charity Commended ix. 24 The same arguments being applicatory to all Magistracy as well as the Pope Phanaticks.

1770 Trial W. Wemms 140 Having gone through the evidence, and considered it as applicatory to all and every of the prisoners.

1812 ‘Onesimus’ Pulpit II. 202 The phrases ‘morsel of bread’ and ‘filthy lucre’,—as applicatory to some young men, whose calamity it may be to embark in the ministerial profession.

1840 Fraser's Mag. May 567/2 The eulogium..may still be somewhat applicatory.

1891 Amer. Law Reg. 39 365 The District Court..had jurisdiction to determine the applicatory law.

1972 Artibus Asiae 34 251 The existence and popularity of floral motifs in all periods of Chinese history—particularly, Sung, Yüan, Ming and Ch'ing applicatory to the collection under consideration.

1995 M. Wagman Sci. of Cognition i. 41 Applicatory here are the neurally inspired concepts of connectionism.

1653 R. Baxter Christian Concord 4 We speak of Ministers Applicatory.

1673 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd (1674) ii. 233 Applicatory discourses.

1975 Chillicothe (Missouri) Constit. Tribune 5 Aug. 8/2 (advt.) Need a home? Share mine Working girl or applicatory lady considered.

1985 Law & Philos. 4 110 Two other examples..raise a greater difficulty, being somewhat special in that though instances of ‘having a claim’ they are more akin to ‘making’ claims, that are of a, so to speak, ‘applicatory’ sort.

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Worthy Communicant i. §4. 71 Faith is the inward applicatory.

a1667 Bp. J. Taylor Serm. in Wks. (1831) III. ii. (R.) All these being practical..need no other applicatory but a plain exhortation.