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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]
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.
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) INTRODUCTION. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son. and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Evening Prayer (also called Vespers) is part of the Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office. In the Liturgy of the Hours, the Church fulfills Jesus' command to "pray always" (Luke 18:1; see also 1 Thessalonians 5:17).
Vesper definition: the evening star, especially Venus; Hesperus.. See examples of VESPER used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of vespers noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
