evensong
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9.7
- noun
- /ˈivənˌsɔŋ/
- UK
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evensong
- The choir sang beautifully during evensong, filling the church with uplifting melodies.
- choral evensong
- Evensong service
Examples
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I have not been an Anglican in any way, shape, or form for well over 30 years, but on the occasions when I hear Choral Matins or Evensong (the former sometimes on the radio, the latter when I have been on holiday and slipped into a country church), I have often been profoundly moved.
Blog text (20) -
Next Sunday, I plan to attend evensong to reflect and pray in the evening light.
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I shall, um... see you both, no doubt, at Evensong.
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If you think this is quiet, you should see Evensong.
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Across the road, the bell was already announcing Evensong.
Fiction book (1995) -
Over 40 survivors of the battle attended the evensong worship at Westminster Abbey.
Blog text (9) -
I went to a choral evensong (because I wanted to see the inside but didn't want to pay), and the inside was really impressive.
Blog text (2) -
Balliol extended a genuine spiritual honor to me: an invitation by the College Chaplain to give the sermon at the Evensong service on May 4.
Academic text (1999) -
It cannot be stressed enough that Evensong is one of the true jewels of the Anglican Patrimony.
Blog text (20) -
The church was full as the congregation gathered for evensong after a long day.
Synonyms
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2.1
A meeting in a church where people pray, sing, and listen to a talk
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3.0
A religious meeting where people talk to God and sing songs
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9.7
An evening prayer service in many Christian churches, often on Sundays
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9.9
An evening church service with prayer and singing
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8.7
A daily evening service in the Church of England for prayers and readings
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Evensong comes from two simple words, even meaning 'evening' and song meaning 'a song'. It began as the 'evening song', the church service of prayers and songs sung in the evening, which is why evensong means a sung evening service.