Lection
/ˈlɛk.ʃən/noun
A reading, especially a passage read from scripture or used in a religious service.
Did you know?In traditional liturgy, a lection is not just any reading: it is a formally selected passage, showing how sacred speech was treated as a controlled ritual act.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leg-
“to gather, collect, pick out; later also to read by collecting words”
Classical Latin
Latin
lēctiō
“a reading, choice, or selection”
Late Latin
Latin
lēctiō
“a reading, especially of scripture”
Old French
Old French
leccion
“a lesson or reading”
Middle English
English
lection
“a reading, especially from scripture or in church”
Modern English
English
lection
“a liturgical reading or selected passage”