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lection
N บท ใน หนังสือ บท คัมภีร์
lectionary
N ชื่อ หนังสือ หรือ บท ของ หนังสือ ที่ นำมา อ่น ให้ ฟัง ใน พิธี
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LECTION
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.
LECTIONARY
n.The Romish servicebook, containing portions of Scripture.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LECTION
Lec "tion, n. Etym: [L. lectio, fr. legere, lectum, to read. See lesson, Legend. ]
1. (Eccl.)
Defn: 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.
LECTIONARY
Lec "tion *a *ry, n.; pl. -ries. Etym: [LL. lectionarium, lectionarius:cf. F. lectionnaire.] (Eccl.)
Defn: A book, or a list, of lections, for reading in divine service.
New American Oxford Dictionary
lection
lec tion |ˈlekSHən ˈlɛkʃən | ▶noun archaic a reading of a text found in a particular copy or edition. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘election ’): from Latin lection- ‘choosing, reading, ’ from the verb legere. The current sense dates from the mid 17th cent.
lectionary
lec tion ar y |ˈlekSHəˌnerē ˈlɛkʃəˌnɛri | ▶noun ( pl. lectionaries ) a list or book of portions of the Bible appointed to be read at a church service. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from medieval Latin lectionarium, from Latin lect- ‘chosen, read, ’ from the verb legere.
Oxford Dictionary
lection
lection |ˈlɛkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun archaic a reading of a text found in a particular copy or edition. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘election ’): from Latin lectio (n- )‘choosing, reading ’, from the verb legere. The current sense dates from the mid 17th cent.
lectionary
lectionary |ˈlɛkʃ (ə )n (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. lectionaries ) a list or book of portions of the Bible appointed to be read at divine service. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from medieval Latin lectionarium, from Latin lect- ‘chosen, read ’, from the verb legere.
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