vespers
вечерня
Vesper
The sixth of the seven canonical hours, an evening prayer serviceThe sixth of the seven canonical hours, an evening prayer service
US/ˈvɛspɝz/
Meaning
2 senses(plural, plural only, uncountable)The sixth of the seven canonical hours, an evening prayer service
Vesper
вече́рняvečérnja
the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays
(euphemistic, uncountable)A massacre
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
evening canonical hour:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
evening canonical hour:
Origin
From Middle English vespers, from Old French vespres (French vêpres), from EcclesiasticalFrom Middle English vespers, from Old French vespres (French vêpres), from Ecclesiastical Latin vesperae (“vespers”), substantivisation of relational Late Latin vesperus (“evening”), from vesper (“evening”) + -us.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays:evensong
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
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