lection en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɛkʃən/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French lection, from Latin lēctiōnem, form of lēctiō, from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lesson.
Meanings
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The act of reading.
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(countable, uncountable) A reading of a religious text; a lesson to be read in church etc.
This man […] came to dwell in our city, and here founded this holy house, and he hath edified us by his litanies and his lections of the Koran.
1885, Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lections | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
lector · lesson · lecture · lectern
Synonyms
lesson (a religious reading)