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单词 lectionary
释义

lectionary

[ lek-shuh-ner-ee ]
/ ˈlɛk ʃəˌnɛr i /
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noun, plural lec·tion·ar·ies.

a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.

Origin of lectionary

1770–80; <Medieval Latin (liber) lēctiōnārius.See lection, -ary

Words nearby lectionary

Le Creusot, lect, lectern, lectin, lection, lectionary, lector, lectotype, lecture, lecturer, lectureship
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Example sentences from the Web for lectionary

  • The Lectionary mentioned on p. 120 was written and signed by a monastic scribe called Sifer Was.

    Illuminated Manuscripts in Classical and Mediaeval Times|J. Henry Middleton
  • I do not forget that some modifications in detail, as to the Lectionary, are quite recent.

    To My Younger Brethren|Handley C. G. Moule
  • In the lectionary of this Sunday occurred the Bible text, “Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee.”

    Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
  • The phenomenon is even of perpetual recurrence in the Lectionary of the East,—as will be found explained below.

    The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels|John Burgon

British Dictionary definitions for lectionary

lectionary
/ (ˈlɛkʃənərɪ) /

noun plural -aries

a book containing readings appointed to be read at divine services

Word Origin for lectionary

C15: from Church Latin lectiōnārium, from lectio lection
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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