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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Pericope

· Pe·ric·o·pe · IPA /pəˈɹɪkəpi/
01 n. 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…
  1. 1.
    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.(Theol.)