pericope

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pericope - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pericope \Pe*ric"o*pe\, n. [L., section of a book, Gr. ?; peri`
     around + ? to cut.]
     A selection or extract from a book; especially (Theol.), a
     selection from the Bible, appointed to be read in the
     churches or used as a text for a sermon.
     [1913 Webster]