Meanings
adjectivedimissory (comparative more dimissory, superlative most dimissory)
comparative more dimissory · superlative most dimissory
- Granting permission to be ordained.
a bishop's dimissory letter
- Granting permission to depart.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latindimissorius
- Englishdimissory
From Latin dimissorius. Compare dimit.
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dimissory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimissory
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“dimissory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimissory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimissory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimissory.
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