The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lection \Lec"tion\, n. [L. lectio, fr. legere, lectum, to read.
   See lesson, Legend.]
   1. (Eccl.) A lesson or selection, especially of Scripture,
      read in divine service.
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   2. A reading; a variation in the text.
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            We ourselves are offended by the obtrusion of the
            new lections into the text.           --De Quincey.
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