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