Pericope

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An extract or selection from a book, especially a reading from a Scripture that forms part of a church service.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A section of text forming a coherent thought, suitable for use in a speech.
  • n. A passage of Scripture to be read in public worship or a book containing such passages.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A selection or extract from a book; especially (Theol.), a selection from the Bible, appointed to be read in the churches or used as a text for a sermon.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An extract; a selection from a book; specifically, in the ancient Christian church, a passage of Scripture appointed to be read on certain Sundays and festive occasions.
  • n. 2. In ancient prosody, a group of two or more systems.
    • Word Usage
    "This pericope in Ezra also tells us, there can be no Gospel without the Blues."
     
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