vespers

ves·pers

also Ves·pers  (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.

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[Obsolete French vespres, from Old French, from Medieval Latin vesperās, evening service, from Latin, accusative pl. of vespera, evening, variant of vesper; see vesper.]

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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 days

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) another word for evensong¹

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vespers - the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays evensong canonical hour - (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer

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Translations

Vesper

vêpres

vespro

vespers

[ˈvespəz] NPL → vísperas fpl

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vespers

[ˈvɛspə^rz] npl → vêpres fpl

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vespers

pl → Vesper f

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vespers

[ˈvɛspəz] npl (Rel) → vespro

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