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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