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Vespers

Ves′pers

,
Noun.
pl.
[OF.
vespres
, F.
vêpres
, LL.
vesperae
, fr. L.
vespera
evening. See
Vesper
,
Noun.
]
(R. C. Ch.)
(a)
One of the little hours of the Breviary.
(b)
The evening song or service.
Sicilian vespers
.
See under
Sicilian
,
Adj.

Definition 2024

Vespers

Vespers

See also: vespers

English

Proper noun

Vespers

  1. (Christianity) A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening; evensong

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛspɐs]

Noun

Vespers n

  1. genitive singular of Vesper

vespers

vespers

See also: Vespers

English

Noun

vespers ‎(uncountable)

  1. (Christianity) The sixth of the seven canonical hours

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Noun

vespers

  1. plural of vesper

Etymology

From Old French vespres (French vêpres), from Latin vesper ‎(“evening star”).

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