vespers
See also: Vespers
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English vespers, from Old French vespres (French vêpres), from Ecclesiastical Latin vesperae (“vespers”), substantivisation of relational Late Latin vesperus (“evening”), from vesper (“evening”) + -us.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɛsˌpɝz/
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Noun edit
vespers (uncountable)
- (Christianity, plural only) The sixth of the seven canonical hours, an evening prayer service
Related terms edit
Translations edit
evening canonical hour
Noun edit
vespers
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French vespres, from Ecclesiastical Latin vesperae (“vespers”); see English vespers.
Noun edit
vespers (uncountable)
- (Christianity) The sixth of the seven canonical hours.
- (Christianity) The liturgical service celebrated at this time.
Descendants edit
- English: vespers
See also edit
References edit
- “vesper, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 June 2018.
Swedish edit
Noun edit
vespers