Vespers

Vespers — • Historical article on Evening Prayer, one of the two principal canonical hours Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Vespers     Vespers      …   Catholic encyclopedia

Vespers — Ves pers, n. pl. [OF. vespres, F. v[^e]pres, LL. vesperae, fr. L. vespera evening. See {Vesper}, n.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of the little hours of the Breviary. (b) The evening song or service. [1913 Webster] {Sicilian vespers}. See under {Sicilian} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Vespers — For other uses, see Vespers (disambiguation). Benedictine monks singing Vespers on Holy Saturday Vespers is the evening prayer service in the Western Catholic, Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran liturgies… …   Wikipedia

vespers — ves·pers also Ves·pers (vĕsʹpərz) pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) 1. Ecclesiastical. a. The sixth of the seven canonical hours. b. A worship service held in the late afternoon or evening in many Western Christian churches. c. The time of… …   Universalium

Vespers — [evensong] One of the day s canonical hours of prayer, vespers is for the early evening. Cf. Horarium …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

vespers — всенощная …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

vespers — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Anglo French vespres, from Medieval Latin vesperae, from Latin, plural of vespera evening; akin to Latin vesper evening star Date: 1595 1. the sixth of the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

vespers — noun The sixth of the seven canonical hours See Also: smokefall …   Wiktionary

vespers — 1) Общая лексика: вечерняя молитва, вечерняя служба, всенощная 2) Церковный термин: вечерня 3) Религия: вечеря, всенощный, (The sixth of the canonical hours in the Greek and Roman Churches) вечерня 4) Христианство: (service of) чин вечерни …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

Vespers — Evening liturgical worship …   Dictionary of church terms