lection

C2+ Topic:Communication
US /ˈlɛkʃən/ UK /ˈlɛkʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a passage read aloud in worship; a textual variant reading

    The priest read the appointed lection from the gospel.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a passage read aloud in... readinglessonpassagepericopevariant
Word family
Related forms lectionarylecternlecturelesson

Etymology

From Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnis ('a reading'), from legere ('to read, gather, choose').

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