lectionary

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noun

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

OriginEcclesiastical Latin lēctiōnārium →
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Meanings

nounlectionary (plural lectionaries)

plural lectionaries

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

Origin

  1. Ecclesiastical Latinlēctiōnārium
  2. Ecclesiastical Latinlēctiōnārium
  3. Englishlectionary

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin lēctiōnārium.

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Translations

Arabic قَطَمَارُس
  • قَطَمَارُس (qaṭamārus)book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Catalan leccionari
  • leccionaribook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Czech lekcionář
  • lekcionářbook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Danish lektionar
  • lektionarbook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Dutch lectionarium
  • lectionariumbook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Esperanto legaĵaro
  • legaĵarobook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Finnish lektionaari
  • lektionaaribook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
French lectionnaire
  • lectionnairebook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
German Lektionar, Lektionarium
  • Lektionarbook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • Lektionariumbook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Indonesian leksionari, leksionarium
  • leksionaribook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • leksionariumbook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Italian lezionario
  • lezionariobook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Korean 성서일과
  • 성서일과 (seongseoilgwa)book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Latin lēctiōnārium, [liber] lēctiōnārius
  • lēctiōnāriumbook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
  • [liber] lēctiōnāriusbook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Norwegian Bokmål leksjonar
  • leksjonarbook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Polish lekcjonarz
  • lekcjonarzbook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Portuguese lecionário
  • lecionáriobook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Romanian lecționar
  • lecționarbook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Russian лекциона́рий
  • лекциона́рий (lekcionárij)book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Slovak lekcionár
  • lekcionárbook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Spanish leccionario
  • leccionariobook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Swedish lektionarium
  • lektionariumbook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Ukrainian лекціона́рій
  • лекціона́рій (lekcionárij)book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Welsh llithlyfr
  • llithlyfrbook or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings
Cite this entry
APA

lectionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lectionary

MLA

“lectionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lectionary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lectionary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lectionary.

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