Meaning & use

vesper

noun·Advanced

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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