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evensong

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e·ven·song  (vn-sông, -sng)
n.
1. A daily evening service in the Anglican Church. Also called Evening Prayer.
2. Roman Catholic Church A service that includes the office of Vespers. No longer in ecclesiastical use.
3. A song sung in the evening.
4. Archaic Evening.

evensong
Noun
Church of England the daily evening service Also called: (Evening Prayer)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.evensong - 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
2.evensongevensong - (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church of England - the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head
Translations
evensong [ˈiːvnsɔŋ] nvísperas fpl
evensong [ˈiːvnsɔŋ] noffice m du soir
evensong [ˈiːvnsɔŋ] nAbendandacht f
evensong [ˈiːvnsɔŋ] nvespro


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Having ordered my dinner and found my room, I threw down my knapsack and then came out again to smoke an ante-prandial pipe, listen to the evensong of the stream, and think great thoughts.
The church bells were ringing for evensong, and a squad of Salvation Army lassies came singing down Waterloo Road.
For, though day after day, at morn or evensong, I have knelt in God's house, I have never repented of my sin.
 
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