vespers
See also: Vespers
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɛsˌpɝz/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
editvespers (uncountable)
- (Christianity, plural only) The sixth of the seven canonical hours, an evening prayer service
Related terms
editTranslations
editevening canonical hour
Noun
editvespers
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French vespres, from Ecclesiastical Latin vesperae (“vespers”); see English vespers.
Noun
editvespers (uncountable)
- (Christianity) The sixth of the seven canonical hours.
- (Christianity) The liturgical service celebrated at this time.
Descendants
edit- English: vespers
See also
editReferences
edit- “vesper, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 June 2018.
Swedish
editNoun
editvespers
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