lectionary
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- noun
- /ˈlɛkʃənˌɛri/
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lectionario
- Every Sunday, the pastor reads from the lectionary to guide the congregation's worship service.
- Revised Common Lectionary
- Common Lectionary
- Catholic lectionary
Examples
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A case can be made for the new lectionary, and I think that's a good one.
Blog text (31) -
The Consultation on Common Texts modified the proposed Common Lectionary after nine years of use and critique.
Academic text (2015) -
Many church school educational materials follow the Revised Common Lectionary readings.
Academic text (2014) -
As a child in a Congregational church, I knew nothing about a Lectionary.
Academic text (2014) -
Roman and Anglo-Catholic churches generally use what is called a lectionary to program readings for Mass.
Blog text (21) -
The use of the Lectionary is another sign of the way biblical research and publication have promoted the ecumenical movement.
Academic text (2014) -
Over the past fifty years, more and more Christian churches and leaders have adopted an ecumenical Lectionary known as the Revised Common Lectionary.
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Thank God my Canadian bishops were wiser and revised the Lectionary to the NSRV-CE in 2008.
Blog text (15) -
Considerable effort and many voices devised both the Catholic and Revised Common lectionaries.
Academic text (2015) -
The Catholic and Byzantine lectionaries have daily and sanctoral cycles that assign nearly all Gospel passages.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
A book that has the words and forms used in religious ceremonies
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word lectionary comes from a Latin word legere that means 'to read', and you can see the same root in lecture. So a lectionary is a book of Bible readings chosen to be read at church services.