a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled | the words of something written |
a series of related events forming an episode | the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.) |
a local branch of some fraternity or association | a book prepared for use in schools or colleges |
an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church | a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon |
any distinct period in history or in a person's life | |