1Containing or conveying an invitation.

1. 1.1 (in the Christian Church) denoting a psalm or versicle acting as an invitation to worshippers, especially Psalm 95 (the Venite).
   （基督教）（召请祈祷者的）圣歌（或短诗）的（尤指《诗篇》第95篇《都来颂》）
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Psalm 95 is most familiar to us as an invitatory.
   • I had understood the Invitatory Psalm as a call to prayer, but I never knew that about allowing the people time to arrive.