lection

[ lek-shuhn ]

/ ˈlɛk ʃən /

noun

a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.

a portion of sacred writing read in a divine service; lesson; pericope.

Origin of lection

1530–40; <Latin lēctiōn- (stem of lēctiō) a reading, equivalent to lēct(us) (past participle of legere to choose, gather, read; cognate with Greek légein to speak) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby lection

Le Corbusier, Le Creusot, lect, lectern, lectin, lection, lectionary, lector, lectotype, lecture, lecturer

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Example sentences from the Web for lection

"Wal, there ain't nothin' but the doctrine o' 'lection for such gals," said Hiel.
Poganuc People|Harriet Beecher Stowe
My help was not wanted so much at de 'lection boxes, so I got to roamin' 'round to fust one place and then another.
Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 1|Various
Which I simply comes pirootin over to move we make the lection of Bat Masterson yoonanimous.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis
It's sheer spite, because he wouldn't vote for their man last 'lection.'
John Caldigate|Anthony Trollope

An' sez he to me: 'Mary,' sez he, 'I'm very much int'rusted in the 'lection,' sez he.
Little Lord Fauntleroy|Frances Hodgson Burnett

British Dictionary definitions for lection

lection

/ (ˈlɛkʃən) /

noun

a variant reading of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text

Word Origin for lection

C16: from Latin lectio a reading, from legere to read, select

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

单词	lection
释义	lection [ lek-shuhn ] / ˈlɛk ʃən / noun a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading. a portion of sacred writing read in a divine service; lesson; pericope. Origin of lection 1530–40; <Latin lēctiōn- (stem of lēctiō) a reading, equivalent to lēct(us) (past participle of legere to choose, gather, read; cognate with Greek légein to speak) + -iōn--ion Words nearby lection Le Corbusier, Le Creusot, lect, lectern, lectin, lection, lectionary, lector, lectotype, lecture, lecturer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lection "Wal, there ain't nothin' but the doctrine o' 'lection for such gals," said Hiel. Poganuc People\|Harriet Beecher Stowe My help was not wanted so much at de 'lection boxes, so I got to roamin' 'round to fust one place and then another. Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 1\|Various Which I simply comes pirootin over to move we make the lection of Bat Masterson yoonanimous. The Sunset Trail\|Alfred Henry Lewis It's sheer spite, because he wouldn't vote for their man last 'lection.' John Caldigate\|Anthony Trollope An' sez he to me: 'Mary,' sez he, 'I'm very much int'rusted in the 'lection,' sez he. Little Lord Fauntleroy\|Frances Hodgson Burnett British Dictionary definitions for lection lection / (ˈlɛkʃən) / noun a variant reading of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text Word Origin for lection C16: from Latin lectio a reading, from legere to read, select 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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