pericope
[ puh-rik-uh-pee ]
/ pəˈrɪk əˌpi /
noun, plural pe·ric·o·pes, pe·ric·o·pae [puh-rik-uh-pee] /pəˈrɪk əˌpi/.
a selection or extract from a book.
Origin of pericope
1650–60; < Late Latin
pericopē section < Greek
perikopḗ a cutting, equivalent to
peri-
peri- +
kopḗ a cutting
OTHER WORDS FROM pericope
pe·ric·o·pal, per·i·cop·ic [per-i-kop-ik] /ˌpɛr ɪˈkɒp ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby pericope
pericles,
periclinal,
pericline,
pericolitis,
pericolpitis,
pericope,
pericoronitis,
pericranitis,
pericranium,
pericycle,
pericynthion
British Dictionary definitions for pericopae
pericope
/ (pəˈrɪkəpɪ) /
noun
a selection from a book, esp a passage from the Bible read at religious services
Derived forms of pericope
pericopic (ˌpɛrɪˈkɒpɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for pericope
C17: via Late Latin from Greek
perikopē piece cut out, from
peri- +
kopē a cutting