EVENSONG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does evensong mean? 

• EVENSONG (noun)
  The noun EVENSONG has 2 senses:

1. the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays

2. (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer

  Familiarity information: EVENSONG used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EVENSONG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

evensong; vespers

Hypernyms ("evensong" is a kind of...):

canonical hour ((Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Evening Prayer; evensong

Instance hypernyms:

prayer (a fixed text used in praying)

Domain category:

Anglican Church; Anglican Communion; Church of England (the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head)