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LECTION
Etymology
Noun
lection (countable and uncountable, plural lections)
(obsolete) The act of reading.
(ecclesiastical) A reading of a religious text; a lesson to be read in church etc.
Synonyms
• (a religious reading): lesson
Source: Wiktionary
Lec"tion, n. Etym: [L. lectio, fr. legere, lectum, to read. See lesson, Legend.]
1. (Eccl.)
Definition: A lesson or selection, esp. of Scripture, read in divine service.
2. A reading; a variation in the text. We ourselves are offended by the obtrusion of the new lections into the text. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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