Pericope

noun

/pəˈɹɪkəpi/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA section of text forming a coherent thought, suitable for use in a speech.

2.nounA passage of Scripture to be read in public worship or a book containing such passages.

"The oldest known system of pericopes in the Western Church is ascribed to Jerome."

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