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lectionary

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Jewish worship on a given day or occasion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Judaism

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin lēctiōnārium.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَطَمَارُس (qaṭamārus) — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Catalan: leccionari — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Czech: lekcionář — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Danish: lektionar — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Dutch: lectionarium — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Esperanto: legaĵaro — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • French: lectionnaire — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • German: Lektionar — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • German: Lektionarium — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Indonesian: leksionari — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Indonesian: leksionarium — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Italian: lezionario — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Korean: 성서일과 (seongseoilgwa) — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Latin: lēctiōnārium — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Latin: [liber] lēctiōnārius — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Norwegian Bokmål: leksjonar — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leksjonar — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Old English: rǣdingbōc — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Polish: lekcjonarz — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Portuguese: lecionário — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Romanian: lecționar — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Russian: лекциона́рий (lekcionárij) — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Slovak: lekcionár — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Spanish: leccionario — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Swedish: lektionarium — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Ukrainian: лекціона́рій (lekcionárij) — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Welsh: llithlyfr — book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
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