Christian Church. Originally, in the pre-Reformation Western Church: the service of vespers (vesper, n. 6a), forming the sixth of the seven…
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释义 | society > faith > worship > canonical hours > vespers, evensong > [noun] (15) evensongOE Christian Church. Originally, in the pre-Reformation Western Church: the service of vespers (vesper, n. 6a), forming the sixth of the seven… evesonga1250 A church service held in the afternoon or evening; this time of day; = evensong, n. 1. Also: a song or songs sung in the evening, esp. by a bird or… evening prayer1539 religious worship taking place in the evening, spec. the Anglican service of evensong; the ritual or words prescribed for this; also in plural in… evening song?1548 (a) Christian Church = evensong, n. 1 (now rare); (b) a song or succession of songs sung in the evening, esp. by a bird. evening service1561 a religious service taking place in the evening, spec. the Anglican service of evensong; the ritual or words prescribed for such a service. Cf. even… vesper1611 Christian Church. The sixth of the Canonical Hours of the breviary, said or celebrated towards evening; = evensong, n. 1; also, the time of this… vespera1640 Vespers, evensong. (See 6.) Also transferred †In early use with a or the. vespertine1651 As n. Vespers, evensong. In quot. 1651 figurative. Obsolete. vesper service1797 vespers, evensong. Subcategories:— in office of dead (1) — bell indicating (3) — Greek service preceding (2) |
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