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单词 apprecatory
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apprecatoryadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin apprecāt- , apprecārī , -ory suffix2.
Etymology: < classical Latin apprecāt-, past participial stem of apprecārī apprecate v. + -ory suffix2. Compare post-classical Latin apprecatorius (1609 or earlier; rare before 1650). Compare slightly earlier apprecate v., apprecation n., precatory adj.
Obsolete.
Designating a prayer or wish for a blessing on someone; invoking such a blessing.
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1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (iii. 18) 1594 [Glory] is either a praise, or a wish; Gratulatory, or Apprecatory.
1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions iii. ix. 343 The (not so much apprecatory, as declaratory) benedictions.
1687 A. Shields Hind let Loose 463 In the Original God save the King is no more than a solemn salutation, or apprecatory Wish that he may prosper.
1855 R. Bell Lilies & Violets (ed. 2) 353 In their holy books, we find the worship of heroes, prophets, kings and deities, accorded in glowing and apprecatory lines.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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