vesper

Examples

• All

• My husband was teaching at a Roman Catholic theological school at the time, and we attended the school's annual Advent vespers.

  Academic text (2007)

• I will ask for forgiveness at evening vespers.

  The Order (2001)

• Now after vespers, you must rest a few hours.

  Thunder on the Hill (1951)

• At this time they should be in vespers.

  Season of the Witch (2011)

• - See you Sunday night at vespers.

  Raising Helen (2004)

• Then it was time for vespers.

  Fiction book (1993)

• I'll see you at vespers.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The official celebration of the saint's feast day began the evening before at vespers and was followed by an early morning mass in the baptistery.

  Academic text (2004)

• Vatican II mandated that vespers be fostered in churches.

  Blog text (32)

• Our church choir sang it for our Christmas vespers program, and everyone loved it.

Synonyms

C

church service

vsvesper

19 2.1

A meeting in a church where people pray, sing, and listen to a talk

is specifically a late afternoon or evening worship event rather than any ceremony

P

prayer service

vsvesper

8 3.0

A religious meeting where people talk to God and sing songs

is an evening worship occasion defined by its time not only by prayer

V

vespers

vsvesper

• Formal

3 9.7

An evening prayer service in many Christian churches, often on Sundays

is the general term for a late afternoon or evening worship service

E

evensong

vsvesper

• UK

1 9.7

An evening church service with prayers and psalms, often in Anglican churches

is the broader term used across Christian churches for evening worship

Compounds

V

vesper mouse

• US

9.9

A small woodland mouse from North America with white feet and a white belly

V

vesper sparrow

• US

9.9

A small North American bird that sings a sweet song in the evening

How Formal

evensong

• UK

1 9.7

vesper

• Formal

2 9.9

prayer meeting

7 2.8

Surface Forms

Etymology