ves·pers also Ves·pers (v s p rz)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 vesper  s, evening service, from Latin, accusative pl. of vespera, evening, variant of vesper; see vesper.] |
vespers [ˈvɛspəz]
n (functioning as singular or plural)
1. (Christianity / 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 days
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) another word for evensong [1]
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| Noun | 1. | vespers - the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays canonical hour - (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer |
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