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evening prayers

evening prayers is the plural of evening prayer.

Meaning of evening prayer

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

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What is evening prayers the plural of?
Evening prayers is the plural of evening prayer.

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