Meaning of EVENSONG
| Pronunciation: | | 'eevun`song
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- [n] (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
- [n] the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays
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| | Synonyms: | | Evening Prayer, vespers |
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| | See Also: | | canonical hour, prayer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \E"ven*song`\, n. [AS. [=ae]fensang.]
A song for the evening; the evening service or form of
worship (in the Church of England including vespers and
compline); also, the time of evensong. --Wyclif. Milton.
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