1. (Eccl.)
Defn: A lesson or selection, esp. 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.
LECTIONARY Lec"tion*a*ry, n.; pl. -ries. Etym: [LL. lectionarium, lectionarius : cf. F. lectionnaire.] (Eccl.)
Defn: A book, or a list, of lections, for reading in divine service.
LECTOR
Lec"tor, n. Etym: [L. See Lection.] (Eccl.)
Defn: A reader of lections; formerly, a person designated to read lessons to the illiterate.
LECTUAL
Lec"tu*al, a. Etym: [LL. lectualis, fr. L. lectus bed.] (Med.)
Defn: Confining to the bed; as, a lectual disease.
LECTURE Lec"ture, n. Etym: [F. lecture, LL. lectura, fr. L. legere, lectum, to read. See Legend.]