evensong

[ ee-vuhn-sawng, -song ]
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noun
  1. (usually initial capital letter)Also called evening prayer. Anglican Church. a form of worship said or sung in the evening.

  2. Roman Catholic Church. vesper (def. 3c).

Origin of evensong

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English ǣfensang.See even2, song

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British Dictionary definitions for evensong

evensong

/ (ˈiːvənˌsɒŋ) /


noun
  1. Also called: Evening Prayer, vespers Church of England the daily evening service of Bible readings and prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer

  2. archaic another name for vespers

  1. an archaic or poetic word for evening

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