Lection Definition

lĕkshən
noun
The version in a particular text of a certain passage.
Webster's New World
A selection, as of Scripture, forming part of a religious service; lesson.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Lection

Noun

Singular:
lection
Plural:
lections

Origin of Lection

  • From Old French lection, from Latin lÄ“ctiōnem, form of lÄ“ctiō, from legō (“I read, I gather").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin lēctiō lēctiōn- a reading lesson

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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