vespers
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See also: Vespers
Etymology
From Middle English vespers, from Old French vespres (French vêpres), from Ecclesiastical Latin vesperae (“vespers”), substantivisation of relational Late Latin vesperus (“evening”), from vesper (“evening”) + -us.
Euphemistic use first as Vèpres éphésiennes (“Ephesian Vespers”), coined in 1890 by historian Théodore Reinach by analogy with the Sicilian Vespers.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɛsˌpɝz/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
vespers (uncountable)
- (Christianity, plural only) The sixth of the seven canonical hours, an evening prayer service
- (euphemistic) A massacre
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
evening canonical hour
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Noun
vespers
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French vespres, from Ecclesiastical Latin vesperae (“vespers”); see English vespers.
Noun
vespers (uncountable)
- (Christianity) The sixth of the seven canonical hours.
- (Christianity) The liturgical service celebrated at this time.
Descendants
- English: vespers
See also
References
- “vesper, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 June 2018.
Noun
vespers
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