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BNC: 49434 COCA: 31767

vespers

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vespers noun
or Vespers /ˈvɛspɚz/
vespers
noun
or Vespers /ˈvɛspɚz/
Learner's definition of VESPERS
[plural]
: an evening prayer service in some Christian churches(基督教某些教派的)晚课,晚祷

See also: vespers

BNC: 49434 COCA: 31767

vespers

noun

ves·​pers ˈve-spərz How to pronounce vespers (audio)
variants or Vespers
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
: the sixth of the canonical hours that is said or sung in the late afternoon
2
: a service of evening worship

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As well as hymns, a motet and a sermon, the solemn vespers would include a gigantic two-part oratorio composed by the church’s Cantor—the director of music—with a text taken from St. Matthew’s gospel. Boyd Tonkin, WSJ, 14 Apr. 2022 Both the vespers and funeral Mass will be livestreamed on the Diocese of Cleveland’s website. Cameron Fields, cleveland, 22 Sep. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Anglo-French vespres, from Medieval Latin vesperae, from Latin, plural of vespera evening; akin to Latin vesper evening star

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of vespers was in 1595

See also: vespers

BNC: 49434 COCA: 31767

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