VESPERS


Meaning of VESPERS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈves-pərz ]

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Anglo-French vespres, from Medieval Latin vesperae, from Latin, plural of vespera evening; akin to Latin vesper evening star

Date: 1595

1. : the sixth of the canonical hours that is said or sung in the late afternoon

2. : a service of evening worship

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.