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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A reading; a variation in the text.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We ourselves are offended by the obtrusion of the
              new lections into the text.           --De Quincey.
        [1913 Webster]

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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