Antonyms for pericope


Grammar : Noun
Spell : puh-rik-uh-pee
Phonetic Transcription : pəˈrɪk əˌpi


Definition of pericope

Origin :
  • 1650s, from Late Latin pericope "section of a book," from Greek perikope "a section" of a book, literally "a cutting all round," from peri- "around" (see peri-) + kope "a cutting" (see hatchet).
  • As in excerpt : noun citation; something taken from a whole
Example sentences :
  • And first, the case of the pericope de adultera requires to be placed before the reader in its true bearings.
  • Extract from : « The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels » by John Burgon
  • For unless they do, there is no help for it but the pericope de adultera must be left where it is.
  • Extract from : « The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels » by John Burgon
  • What if the Pericope de adultera, without being actually inserted in full, was recognized by Cod.
  • Extract from : « The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels » by John Burgon
  • This is the date adopted by the Bollandists, because the ancient missals mark the pericope, Matt.
  • Extract from : « Life of St. Francis of Assisi » by Paul Sabatier

Synonyms for pericope

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