vesper
vesper definition
ves·per (ves′pər)
noun
- Old Poet.
- evening or evening personified
- evening star
- R.C.Ch. the sixth of the seven canonical hours; evening prayer
- Anglican Ch. evensong
Etymology: ME, evening star < L vesper, masc., vespera, fem., evening < IE *wesperos (prob. < *we-: see west) > Gr hesperos
adjective
- of evening
- of vespers
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