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vespers
ves·pers also Ves·pers V0075100 (vĕs′pərz)pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)1. Ecclesiastical a. The sixth of the seven canonical hours.b. A worship service held in the late afternoon or evening in many Western Christian churches.c. The time of day appointed for this service.2. Evensong.3. Roman Catholic Church A service held on Sundays or holy days that includes the office of vespers. [Obsolete French vespres, from Old French, from Medieval Latin vesperās, evening service, from Latin, accusative pl. of vespera, evening, variant of vesper; see vesper.]vespers (ˈvɛspəz) n (functioning as singular or plural) 1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) chiefly RC Church the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office, originally fixed for the early evening and now often made a public service on Sundays and major feast days2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) another word for evensong1ThesaurusNoun | 1. | vespers - the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundaysevensongcanonical hour - (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer | Translationsvespers
vespers (vĕs`pərz) [Lat.,=evening], in the Christian Church, principal evening office. In the Roman rite, vespers have consisted since the 6th cent. of a few prayers, five psalms, a lesson, the Magnificat, and an antiphon. The Anglican evening prayer, often called vespers, is made up largely of the Roman vespers and compline (the final evening office).vespers1. Chiefly RC Church the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office, originally fixed for the early evening and now often made a public service on Sundays and major feast days 2. another word for evensongvespers Related to vespers: Sicilian VespersSynonyms for vespersnoun the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine officeSynonymsRelated Words |