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
Example sentences from the Web for pericope
This is the date adopted by the Bollandists, because the ancient missals mark the pericope, Matt.
Life of St. Francis of Assisi |Paul SabatierAnd first, the case of the pericope de adultera requires to be placed before the reader in its true bearings.
What if the Pericope de adultera, without being actually inserted in full, was recognized by Cod.
For unless they do, there is no help for it but the pericope de adultera must be left where it is.
British Dictionary definitions for pericope
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