Word of the Day

pericope

[puh-rik-uh-pee]

noun:

a selection or extract from a book

Explanation

A pericope is an excerpt from a book meant to be considered on its own. You might see the word in religious or scholarly contexts, where selected passages are studied or recited in isolation. Every meaningful pericope offers its own world of insight.

Example: For the week's reading assignment, the professor assigned a brief pericope from the philosophical treatise.