lectionary


lec·tion·ar·y

L0097400 (lĕk′shə-nĕr′ē)n. pl. lec·tion·ar·ies A book or list of lections to be read at church services during the year.
[Medieval Latin lēctiōnārium, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōn-, a reading; see lesson.]

lectionary

(ˈlɛkʃənərɪ) n, pl -aries (Ecclesiastical Terms) a book containing readings appointed to be read at divine services[C15: from Church Latin lectiōnārium, from lectio lection]

lec•tion•ar•y

(ˈlɛk ʃəˌnɛr i)

n., pl. -ar•ies. a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service. [1770–80; < Medieval Latin lēctiōnārius]

lectionary

a list of the lections, or texts, to be read in church services through-out the canonical year.See also: Bible, Church