A Lesson

1. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
2. A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
3. Something learned or to be learned.
4. Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.
5. A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.
6. A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.
7. (music) An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.

Synonyms

• lear
• (religious reading): lection