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Definitions for Vespers

[1] (initial capital letter ) the evening star, especially Venus; Hesperus.
[2] Also called vesper bell . a bell rung at evening.
[3] vespers, (sometimes initial capital letter ) Ecclesiastical . a religious service in the late afternoon or the evening. the sixth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, occurring in the late afternoon or the evening. Roman Catholic Church . a part of the office to be said in the evening by those in major orders, frequently made a public ceremony in the afternoons or evenings of Sundays and holy days. Anglican Church . evensong(def 1) .
[4] Archaic . evening.
[5] of, pertaining to, appearing in, or proper to the evening.
[6] of or relating to vespers.
[7] mainly 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
[8] another word for evensong (def. 1)
[9] an evening prayer, service, or hymn
[10] an archaic word for evening
[11] (modifier) of or relating to vespers
[12] the planet Venus, when appearing as the evening star

Words related to Vespers

vesperprayer, evensong, orison, service

Words nearby Vespers

vespervesiculotubular, vesiculotympanic, vesiculotympanitic resonance, vesiculous, vespasian, vesper, vesper mouse, vesper sparrow, vesperal, vespers, vespertide

Origin of Vespers

1350–1400; Middle English, partly < Latin: evening, evening star; partly < Old French vespres evening service < Medieval Latin vesperās, accusative plural of Latin vespera, feminine variant of vesper; cognate with Greek hésperos; akin to west

Word origin for Vespers

C14: from Latin: evening, the evening star; compare Greek hesperos evening; see west

Synonyms for Vespers

evensong, prayer