What does "consolatory" mean?

That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.

What is a synonym for "consolatory"?

Common synonyms include: cheering, comforting, consoling, encouraging, heartening, hospitable.

Pronounced //kənˈsɒl.ət.(ə)ɹ.i//.

//kənˈsɒl.ət.(ə)ɹ.i// adj, noun

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Noun

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That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.
"1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, lines 658-662, in Paradise Regain’d […] to which is added Samson Agonistes, London: John Starkey, pp. 43-44, Consolatories writ With studied argument, and much perswasion sought Lenient of grief and anxious thought, But with' afflicted in his pangs thir sound Little prevails,"

Adjective