pe·ric·o·pe (p -r k -p )n. pl. pe·ric·o·pes or pe·ric·o·pae (-p  ) An extract or selection from a book, especially a reading from a Scripture that forms part of a church service. [Late Latin pericop , from Greek perikop, a cutting around, section, from perikoptein, to cut around : peri-, peri- + koptein, to cut.]pe·ric o·pal (p-rk-pl), peri·copic (p r-k pk) adj. |
pericope [pəˈrɪkəpɪ]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a selection from a book, esp a passage from the Bible read at religious services
[via Late Latin from Greek perikopē piece cut out, from peri- + kopē a cutting]
pericopic [ˌpɛrɪˈkɒpɪk] adj
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