noun
- Plural of pericope; short passages or selections from a text, especially from the Bible, chosen for reading or study.
Usage: Formal or academic usage; Primarily used in religious and biblical scholarship contexts
Examples
- The liturgy includes several pericopae from the Gospels.
- Students analyzed different pericopae to understand the author's style.
- The priest selected pericopae for the Sunday readings.
- Biblical scholars often study pericopae in isolation to examine their meaning.
- The textbook presented pericopae from classical literature alongside modern works.