vespers

nounevening prayer

nounprayer

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noun evening prayer

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nightfall

noun. beginning of darkness

Word Origin & History

late 14c., "the evening star," from Old French vespre, from Latin vesper (masc.), vespera (fem.) "evening star, evening, west," related to Greek hesperos, and ultimately from PIE *wespero- (cf. Old Church Slavonic večeru, Lithuanian vakaras, Welsh ucher, Old Irish fescor "evening"), from root *we- "down" (cf. Sanskrit avah "down, downward"). Meaning "evening" is attested from c.1600.

Vespers "sixth canonical hour" is attested from 1610s, from plural of Latin vespera "evening;" the native name was evensong (Old English æfen-sang).

Example Sentences for vespers

The bell rang for vespers, and Greta did not go to the chapel.

But it is half-past five, I hear the bell ringing my vespers.

Then, on that night, after vespers, great noises were heard.

When vespers were over and the cardinals were departing, I left them.

Shall Nance and I call by for you on the way to vespers, then?

Thus he passed the time till the hour of vespers and supper.

There, moreover, Vespers were celebrated with more solemnity and less haste.

He was roused from these reflections by sudden silence; vespers were over.

The next Sunday, there was the unwonted occurrence of a sermon after vespers.

She's been entreating the captain to let her go ashore for vespers.

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nightfall