vespers
US // (ˈvɛspəz) //
晚祷,晚祷会,晚祷活动
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : mainly RC Church the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office, originally fixed for the early evening and now often made a public service on Sundays and major feast days
- : another word for evensong
Synonyms & Antonyms
nounevening prayer
nounprayer
Examples
I attended at vespers, and have seldom been more gratified with the music of the evening service.
The cries were heard even inside the Churches, where pious folks were singing Vespers.
Carrio and I never failed being present at these vespers of the 'Mendicanti', and we were not alone.
And the boatmen would rest on their oars and listen to the matins or vespers chanted by the brethren within its walls.
And when she had seen all that she wanted, she returned to the city, to the cathedral church, where she heard vespers.
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