lectionary

American  

[lek-shuh-ner-ee] / ˈlɛk ʃəˌnɛr i /

noun

plural

lectionaries

1. a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.

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lectionary British  

/ ˈlɛkʃənərɪ /

noun

1. a book containing readings appointed to be read at divine services

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Etymology

Origin of lectionary

1770–80; < Medieval Latin ( liber ) lēctiōnārius. See lection, -ary

Example Sentences

Bring the bulletin from the 10 a.m. service with you, as lectionary readings will be used by the Revs.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2016

In the next room over, middle-aged women stuffed boxes with pamphlets on females in the lectionary to the tune of “Cracklin’ Rosie” on the radio.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2012

The first step toward what some religious wags are already calling the "Unisex Bible" will be translation of a new lectionary, the series of Bible readings listed for worship each week in many denominations.

From Time Magazine Archive

Looking ahead, liturgists hope that eventually Catholics and Protestants will share a common lectionary and thus hear the same selections from Scripture on the same Sundays throughout the year.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another find of rare importance made by the gifted twin sisters was a Palestinian Syriac lectionary similar to the hitherto unique copy in the Library of the Vatican.

From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by Zahm, John Augustine