Lection

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lection \Lec"tion\, n. [L. lectio, fr. legere, lectum, to read.
     See {lesson}, {Legend}.]
     1. (Eccl.) A lesson or selection, especially of Scripture,
        read in divine service.
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     2. A reading; a variation in the text.
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              We ourselves are offended by the obtrusion of the
              new lections into the text.           --De Quincey.
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