pericope

/pəˈɹɪkəpi/

IPA: /P EH0 R AH0 K OW1 P/

noun

1
A section of text forming a coherent thought, suitable for use in a speech.
2
A 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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