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vesper
[ ves-per ]
noun
- (initial capital letter) the evening star, especially Venus; Hesperus.
- Also called vesper bell. a bell rung at evening.
- vespers, (sometimes initial capital letter) Ecclesiastical.
- a religious service in the late afternoon or the evening.
- the sixth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, occurring in the late afternoon or the evening.
- Roman Catholic Church. a part of the office to be said in the evening by those in major orders, frequently made a public ceremony in the afternoons or evenings of Sundays and holy days.
- Anglican Church. evensong ( def 1 ).
- Archaic. evening.
adjective
- of, pertaining to, appearing in, or proper to the evening.
- of or relating to vespers.
Vesper
1/ ˈvɛspə /
noun
- the planet Venus, when appearing as the evening star
vesper
2/ ˈvɛspə /
noun
- an evening prayer, service, or hymn
- an archaic word for evening
- modifier of or relating to vespers
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vesper1
C14: from Latin: evening, the evening star; compare Greek hesperos evening; see west
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Example Sentences
The film feels dated at times but its central message still rings loud as bells at vespers.
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At another time she took from Bouvard twenty sous, which she placed at vesper-time in the sacristans collecting-plate.
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Like the meadowlark again, the vesper sparrow occasionally sings as it soars upward from its grassy home.
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Its habit of singing later in the evening gave it the name of “Vesper.”
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His attention was constantly interrupted by the little flutter of color made more distinct by a vesper before the photograph.
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Would you could have heard that vesper hymn stealing hirsute through the mellow evening-air!
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