vespers

/ ˈvɛspəz /

noun

1. 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
2. another word for evensong

Example Sentences

I attended at vespers, and have seldom been more gratified with the music of the evening service.

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The cries were heard even inside the Churches, where pious folks were singing Vespers.

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Carrio and I never failed being present at these vespers of the 'Mendicanti', and we were not alone.

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And the boatmen would rest on their oars and listen to the matins or vespers chanted by the brethren within its walls.

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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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