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evening prayer

evening prayer noun: the second of the two services of the Daily Office, combining the canonical hours of vespers and compline.

Noun

evening prayer (plural evening prayers)

  1. (Anglicanism, Methodism) The second of the two services of the Daily Office, combining the canonical hours of vespers and compline.
    Synonyms:
    evensong
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see evening, prayer.
    • – – has been set at two in the morning prayer, four in the midday prayer, four in the afternoon prayer, three in the sunset prayer, and four in the evening prayer.2006, Vincent Cornell, Voices of Islam [5 Volumes], page 13

Synonyms of evening prayer

Forms of evening prayer

pluralevening prayers

Questions about evening prayer

What does evening prayer mean?
Evening prayer means the second of the two services of the Daily Office, combining the canonical hours of vespers and compline.
What part of speech is evening prayer?
Evening prayer is a noun.
What is the plural of evening prayer?
The plural of evening prayer is evening prayers.

Words near evening prayer in the dictionary

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  6. evening prayer
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