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 N.C.C. book is the second installment of a three-part revision of Bible readings for Christian worship, known as a lectionary.

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

There is no lectionary to determine a comprehensive and orderly reading of Scripture, not much sequence of thought or progress of devotion either in the read or the extempore prayers.

From Preaching and Paganism by Fitch, Albert Parker