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EVENSONG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
Synonyms:
Evening Prayer; evensong
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
prayer (a fixed text used in praying)
Domain category:
Anglican Church; Anglican Communion; Church of England (the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays
Synonyms:
evensong; vespers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("evensong" is a kind of...):
canonical hour ((Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer)
