evensong
nounEtymology
From Old English ǣfensang, equivalent to even + song. The use of even to mean evening is now obsolete except in poetry.
- inherited from ǣfensang
Definitions
A religious service, most commonly seen in the Anglican or Episcopal Church, that takes…
A religious service, most commonly seen in the Anglican or Episcopal Church, that takes place in the early hours of the evening; originally, and sometimes still, an alternative name for vespers or a service combining vespers and compline.
- On Wednesday last, after taking Evensong at the church, I was leaving the vestry when a lady stepped forward and asked if she might speak to me privately.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA