evensong

(ēvən sôŋ′)

noun

    1. R.C.Ch. vespers
    2. Anglican Ch. the worship service assigned to the evening
  1. a song sung at evening
  2. Archaic evening

Origin: ME < OE æfensang: see evening & song

See evensong in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A daily evening service in the Anglican Church. Also called Evening Prayer.
  2. Roman Catholic Church A service that includes the office of Vespers. No longer in ecclesiastical use.
  3. A song sung in the evening.
  4. Archaic Evening.

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