evensong
e·ven·song / ˈēvənˌsông; -ˌsäng/ (also E·ven·song) • n. (in the Christian Church) a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form, esp. that of the Anglican Church: choral evensong.
evensong
evensong in the Christian Church, a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form, especially that of the Anglican Church. The word is recorded from Old English (in form ǣfensang), originally applied to the pre-Reformation service of vespers.
See also be the day weary or be the day long, at last it ringeth to evensong.
See also be the day weary or be the day long, at last it ringeth to evensong.
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