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Lection definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LEC'TION, n. [L. lectio, from lego, to read, Gr.]
1. A reading.
2. A difference or variety in copies of a manuscript or book.
3. A lesson or portion of Scripture read in divine service.

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Late Latin lection-, lectio, from Latin, act of reading — more at lesson Date: 1608 1. a liturgical reading for a particular day 2. [New Latin lection-, lectio, from Latin] a variant reading of a text

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a reading of a text found in a particular copy or edition. Etymology: L lectio reading (as LECTERN)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Reading, version, interpretation.