lection


lec·tion

L0097300 (lĕk′shən)n.1. A variant reading or transcription of a text or copy.2. A reading from Scripture that forms a part of a church service.
[Latin lēctiō, lēctiōn-, a reading; see lesson.]

lection

(ˈlɛkʃən) n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a variant reading of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text[C16: from Latin lectio a reading, from legere to read, select]

lec•tion

(ˈlɛk ʃən)

n. 1. a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text. 2. a sacred writing read in a divine service. [1530–40; < Latin lēctiō a reading, passage =leg(ere) to choose, gather, read (c. Greek légein to speak) + -tiō -tion]

lection

a reading from a text, especially a reading from the Bible as part of a church service.See also: Bible