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noun
- 1. a service of evening prayer in the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church (sometimes said earlier in the day).
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Vespers (from Latin vesper 'evening' [1]) is a liturgy of evening prayer, one of the canonical hours in Catholic (both Latin and Eastern Catholic liturgical rites ), Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheran liturgies. The word for this prayer time comes from the Latin vesper, meaning "evening". [2]
noun [ U ] uk / ˈves.pəz / us / ˈves.pɚz / Add to word list. the evening ceremony in some Churches. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Religious ceremonies & prayers. alleluia. amen. anointed. anointment. communion. confirmation. consecrate. consecration. litany. liturgically. liturgy. Seder. thanksgiving. the Lord's Prayer. unchristened.
noun. ves· pers ˈve-spərz. variants or Vespers. plural in form but singular or plural in construction. Synonyms of vespers. 1. : the sixth of the canonical hours that is said or sung in the late afternoon. 2. : a service of evening worship. Examples of vespers in a Sentence.
vespers, evening prayer of thanksgiving and praise in Roman Catholic and certain other Christian liturgies. Vespers and lauds (morning prayer) are the oldest and most important of the traditional liturgy of the hours.
Vespers definition: 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. See examples of VESPERS used in a sentence.
noun [ U ] us / ˈves.pɚz / uk / ˈves.pəz / Add to word list. the evening ceremony in some Churches. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Religious ceremonies & prayers. alleluia. amen. anointed. anointment. communion. confirmation. consecrate. consecration. litany. liturgically. liturgy. Seder. thanksgiving. the Lord's Prayer. unchristened.
Noun. According to Francisco, the composers represented no less than 30 print collections of solo songs, cantatas, motets, polyphonic works, settings for psalms and masses, a magnificat, a vespers service, a dozen sonatas, and scores for nine operas and other staged works.
Vesper definition: the evening star, especially Venus; Hesperus.. See examples of VESPER used in a sentence.
A service of evening prayer in the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church (sometimes said earlier in the day). In modern Roman Catholic use, the services for Sundays and solemn feasts begin on the preceding evening with first vespers and end with second vespers.
Definition of vespers noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
