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Webster 1913 Edition

Lection

Lec′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
lectio
, fr.
legere
,
lectum
, to read. See
lesson
,
Legend
.]
1.
(Eccl.)
A lesson or selection, especially 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lection

LEC'TION

,
Noun.
[L. lectio, from lego, to read, Gr.]
1.
A reading.
2.
A difference or variety in copies of a manuscript or book.
3.
A lesson or portion of Scripture read in divine service.

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