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pericope

[ puh-rik-uh-pee ]

noun

, plural pe·ric·o·pes, pe·ric·o·pae [p, uh, -, rik, -, uh, -pee].
  1. a selection or extract from a book.


pericope

/ pəˈrɪkəpɪ; ˌpɛrɪˈkɒpɪk /

noun

  1. a selection from a book, esp a passage from the Bible read at religious services
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • pericopic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • pe·rico·pal per·i·cop·ic [per-i-, kop, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pericope1

1650–60; < Late Latin pericopē section < Greek perikopḗ a cutting, equivalent to peri- peri- + kopḗ a cutting
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pericope1

C17: via Late Latin from Greek perikopē piece cut out, from peri- + kopē a cutting
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Example Sentences

This is the date adopted by the Bollandists, because the ancient missals mark the pericope, Matt.

And first, the case of the pericope de adultera requires to be placed before the reader in its true bearings.

For unless they do, there is no help for it but the pericope de adultera must be left where it is.

What if the Pericope de adultera, without being actually inserted in full, was recognized by Cod.

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