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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Lection \Lec"tion\, n. [L. lectio, fr. legere, lectum, to read.
See lesson, Legend.]
1. (Eccl.) A lesson or selection, especially of Scripture,
read in divine service.
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2. A reading; a variation in the text.
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We ourselves are offended by the obtrusion of the
new lections into the text. --De Quincey.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Lection \Lec"tion\, n. [L. lectio, fr. legere, lectum, to read.
See lesson, Legend.]
1. (Eccl.) 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.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
lection
n.
1 (lb en obsolete) The act of reading.
2 (lb en ecclesiastical) A reading of a religious text; a lesson to
be read in church etc.
Old French n.
1 election; choice
2 reading (gloss: act, process of reading)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
lection
n.
1 (lb en obsolete) The act of reading.
2 (lb en ecclesiastical) A reading of a religious text; a lesson to
be read in church etc.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
lection
Old French n.
1 election; choice
2 reading (gloss: act, process of reading)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
lection
n.
1 (lb en obsolete) The act of reading.
2 (lb en ecclesiastical) A reading of a religious text; a lesson to
be read in church etc.
Old French n.
1 election; choice
2 reading (gloss: act, process of reading)
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
lection /lˈɛkʃən/
Schriftenlesung , Lesung [relig.]
Note: Teil der Messliturgie
Synonyms: lesson, scripture reading, reading from the Scriptures, Bible reading
see: Gospel reading, epistle
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 圣句;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 经文
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