lectionary

[ lek-shuh-ner-ee ]
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noun,plural lec·tion·ar·ies.
  1. a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.

Origin of lectionary

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

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lectionary

/ (ˈlɛkʃənərɪ) /


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

Origin of lectionary

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C15: from Church Latin lectiōnārium, from lectio lection

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