evensong

English

Etymology

From even +‎ song.

Pronunciation

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Noun

evensong (plural evensongs)

1. A religious service, most commonly seen in the Anglican or Episcopal Church, that takes place in the early hours of the evening; originally, and sometimes still, an alternative name for vespers or a service combining vespers and compline.

Translations

religious service that takes place in the evening — see also vespers

• Bulgarian: вечерня f (večernja)
• Finnish: iltahartaus, iltajumalanpalvelus (luth.), ehtoopalvelus (orth.); vesper (fi) (cath.)
• Irish: easparta f
• Macedonian: ве́черна f (véčerna)
• Welsh: gosber m

See also

• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis