noun
- a selected passage from a religious text, especially one read during a church service
Usage: religious
Examples
- The priest read a pericope from the Gospel of Matthew during Sunday service.
- Each pericope in the lectionary is chosen to reflect the themes of the liturgical season.
- The Bible study group analyzed the pericope about the Good Samaritan.
- Different denominations may select different pericopes for the same Sunday.
- The pericope for today’s service comes from the Book of Isaiah.
- Students were asked to interpret the meaning of the assigned pericope.