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pericope

/pəˈɹɪkəpi/

pericope noun: a section of text forming a coherent thought, suitable for use in a speech.

Noun

pericope (plural pericopes or pericopae)

  1. (rhetoric) A section of text forming a coherent thought, suitable for use in a speech.
  2. A passage of Scripture to be read in public worship or a book containing such passages.
    • The reader looked up the Sunday morning pericope.
    • The oldest known system of pericopes in the Western Church is ascribed to Jerome.

pericope meaning in Indonesian

pericope in Indonesian

section of text forming a coherent thought
perikop
passage of religious Scripture
perikop

Synonyms of pericope

Forms of pericope

pluralpericopes
pluralpericopae

Origin of pericope

From Late Latin pericope, from Ancient Greek περικοπή (perikopḗ, “section”), from περι- (peri-, “across”) + κοπή (kopḗ, “cutting”), from κόπτω (kóptō, “I cut”).

Words formed from pericope

Questions about pericope

What does pericope mean?
Pericope means a section of text forming a coherent thought, suitable for use in a speech.
What is pericope in Indonesian?
Pericope in Indonesian is perikop. See Pericope meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is pericope?
Pericope is a noun.
How do you pronounce pericope?
Pericope is pronounced /pəˈɹɪkəpi/.
What is the plural of pericope?
The plural of pericope is pericopes.

Words near pericope in the dictionary

  1. pericontinental
  2. pericontusional
  3. pericontusionally
  4. pericopae
  5. pericopal
  6. pericope
  7. pericopes
  8. pericopic
  9. pericorneal
  10. pericoronal
  11. pericoronary

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