Definitions For Pericope
Noun
PERICOPE (plural PERICOPEs) (rhetoric) A section of text forming a coherent thought, suitable for use in a speech. 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.Synonyms
reading (passage of Scripture)Translations
Finnish: perikooppi French: péricope, f Greek: περικοπή, f Finnish: raamatunkohta French: péricope liturgique, f German: Perikope, f Greek: περικοπή, f Old Church Slavonic: зачало, n Polish: perykopa, fEtymology
From (Late Latin) pericope, from "section", from περι-, , across + κοπή, , cutting, from κόπτω, , I cut.Is Pericope a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
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Points in Different Games
Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
17
The word Pericope is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends