lectionary

[ lek-shuh-ner-ee ]

noun

, plural lec·tion·ar·ies.

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

lectionary

/ ˈlɛkʃənərɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lectionary¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lectionary¹

C15: from Church Latin lectiōnārium, from lectio lection

Example Sentences

In the lectionary of this Sunday occurred the Bible text, “Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee.”

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I do not forget that some modifications in detail, as to the Lectionary, are quite recent.

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That the New Lectionary omits a good deal of what used to be read publicly in church is not a thing to be lamented.

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The Lectionary mentioned on p. 120 was written and signed by a monastic scribe called Sifer Was.

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The phenomenon is even of perpetual recurrence in the Lectionary of the East,—as will be found explained below.

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