noun
vespers
VEHSPZ
noun
1
An evening prayer service in the Christian church, one of the traditional canonical hours.
"The monks gathered for vespers as the sun went down."
How to Use Vespers
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA church service held in the evening, common in Catholic and Anglican tradition.
Common pairings
evening vespers
sing vespers
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Etymology
From Old French vespres, from Late Latin vesperae, related to vesper, "evening".