Evensong (Noun)
Meaning 1
(Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The soft chanting during evensong filled the chapel with a calming presence.
- Many Episcopalians begin and end each day with morning and evensong prayer services.
- As part of my spiritual retreat, I participated in evening vespers and evensong services.
- The beautiful choir's voices blended together to create an ethereal sound at evensong in the grand cathedral.
- Sunday evening's evensong service was followed by a communal dinner at the parish hall.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
The sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.