salvatory
Definition of salvatory
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obsolete
: a box or receptacle for ointment
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Origin and Etymology of salvatory
Medieval Latin salvatorium, any receptacle for keeping property safe, from Late Latin salvare to save, keep safe + Latin -orium -ory
salvatory
Definition of salvatory
: conducive to salvation, saving, or safety the book … was vastly less significant or salvatory than the sanctified wafer — H. B. Alexander
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Origin and Etymology of salvatory
salvation + -ory
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