Definitions for: Lection

Webster (1913) Definition: Lec"tion, n. [L. lectio, fr. legere, lectum, to read.
See lesson, Legend.]
1. (Eccl.) A lesson or selection, esp. of Scripture, read in
divine service.

2. A reading; a variation in the text.

We ourselves are offended by the obtrusion of the
new lections into the text. --De Quincey.