lection
lection · lections
A reading of a religious textA reading of a religious text; a lesson to be read in church etc.
/ˈlɛkʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A reading of a religious text; a lesson to be read in church etc.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of reading.
Origin
Borrowed from Old French lection, from Latin lēctiōnem, form of lēctiō, from legō (“to reaBorrowed from Old French lection, from Latin lēctiōnem, form of lēctiō, from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lesson.
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Forms
plural: lectionsSynonyms
1 synonymsa religious reading:lessonA1
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable