Category: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.