Meaning & use
vesper
An evening prayer service, especially in Christian liturgical tradition, usually used in the plural form.
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The monks gather in the chapel each evening for vespers.
Bells rang across the village to call worshippers to vesper prayers.
A note on using this word
Vesper is nearly always used as 'vespers' when referring to the church service, while the singular can poetically mean 'evening' itself.
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