lection
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lection
- /ˈlɛkʃən/
Rhymes with -ɛkʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Old French lection, from Latin lēctiōnem, form of lēctiō, from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lesson.
noun lections
- The act of reading.
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A reading of a religious text; a lesson to be read in church etc.
This man […] came to dwell in our city, and here founded this holy house, and he hath edified us by his litanies and his lections of the Koran.
Similar: lesson
Talk about this word "lection." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lection. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lection. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lection "lection." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lection.Cite this
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title = {lection},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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