evensong
pronunciation
How to pronounce evensong in British English:
UK [ˈi:vnsɒŋ]
How to pronounce evensong in American English:
US [ˈivnsɔŋ]
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- Noun:
- the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays
- (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
Word Origin
- evensong (n.)
- the native word for vespers, Old English æfensang; see even (n.) + song.
Example
- 1. Yet west end is now as peaceful as evensong .
- 2. Giselle just told me she 's unable to attend evensong because of a church .
- 3. The clue lay in george herbert 's poem " the windows " which was sung as an anthem at evensong .
- 4. The guy you see walking a dog on sunday morning could be planning to go to evensong .