lectionary
noun
lec·tion·ary
ˈlek-shə-ˌner-ē 
plural lectionaries
: a book or list of lections for the church year
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But one of the questions most often asked in e-mails from readers concerned the last paragraph, which asserted that Bible stories about women have slowly disappeared from the Sunday lectionary.
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Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
During these dark days of winter, across the Jewish world, our lectionary carries us through Exodus, the second book in the Torah.
—Dan Fink, idahostatesman, 13 Jan. 2018
Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
During these dark days of winter, across the Jewish world, our lectionary carries us through Exodus, the second book in the Torah.
—Dan Fink, idahostatesman, 13 Jan. 2018
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“Lectionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lectionary. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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