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Meaning of "vespers" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VESPERS

vespers  [ˈvɛspəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VESPERS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vespers is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VESPERS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

vespers

Vespers

Vespers is the sunset evening prayer service in the Orthodox, Western Catholic, Eastern Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran liturgies of the canonical hours. The word comes from the Greek ἑσπέρα and the Latin vesper, meaning "evening." It is also referred to in the Anglican tradition as evening prayer or evensong. The term is also used in some Protestant denominations to describe evening services.

Definition of vespers in the English dictionary

The definition of vespers in the dictionary is the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office, originally fixed for the early evening and now often made a public service on Sundays and major feast days.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VESPERS


calipers
ˈkælɪpəz
callipers
ˈkælɪpəz
capers
ˈkeɪpəz
champers
ˈʃæmpəz
choppers
ˈtʃɒpəz
claspers
ˈklɑːspəz
clippers
ˈklɪpəz
endpapers
ˈɛndpeɪpəz
jeepers
ˈdʒiːpəz ˈkriːpəz
jodhpurs
ˈdʒɒdpəz
nippers
ˈnɪpəz
pampas
ˈpæmpəz
papers
ˈpeɪpəz
paratroopers
ˈpærəˌtruːpəz
peepers
ˈpiːpəz
rompers
ˈrɒmpəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VESPERS

vesicular
vesicularity
vesicularly
vesiculate
vesiculation
vesiculose
vespa
Vespasian
vesper
vesperal
vespertilian
vespertilionid
vespertilionine
vespertinal
vespertine
vespiaries
vespiary
vespid
vespine
vespoid

WORDS THAT END LIKE VESPERS

adoption papers
call-up papers
case papers
Chinese whispers
finders keepers
Gompers
hair clippers
hedge clippers
identification papers
identity papers
Jaspers
jeepers creepers
lampers
nail clippers
naturalization papers
Pickwick Papers
quality papers
Sicilian Vespers
walking papers
working papers

Synonyms and antonyms of vespers in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vespers» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VESPERS

Find out the translation of vespers to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vespers from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vespers» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

晚祷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vísperas
570 millions of speakers

English

vespers
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Vespers
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صلاة الغروب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вечерня
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vésperas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভেসপার বা সান্ধ্য উপাসনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vêpres
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vespers
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vesper
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

晩課
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저녁 예배
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vespers
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kinh Chiều
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पळपुटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

akşam duası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vespro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieszpory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вечерня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vecernie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εσπερινό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vespers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vespers
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vesper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vespers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VESPERS»

The term «vespers» is regularly used and occupies the 69.345 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VESPERS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vespers» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vespers» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vespers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VESPERS»

Discover the use of vespers in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vespers and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A King's Ransom
After seven member of their family are kidnapped by a organization called the Vespers, Dan and Amy Cahill must race against time to track down an ancient map to pay as ransom to bring the hostages home.
Jude Watson, 2011
2
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 5: Trust No One
When seven members of their family were kidnapped, thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, got ready for the fight of their lives.
Linda Sue Park, 2012
3
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 1: The Medusa Plot
Are you ready to save the world? The bestselling series returns with an adventure spanning 6 explosive books, 2 secret-filled card packs, and a website that places readers right in the action.
Gordon Korman, 2011
4
The 39 Clues Book 11: Vespers Rising
In Vespers Rising, a brand new 39 Clues novel, bestselling authors Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman and Jude Watson take on the hidden history of the Cahills and the Vespers, and the last, terrible legacy Grace Cahill leaves for ...
Gordon Korman, Peter Lerangis, Rick Riordan, 2011
5
Vespers
SINK YOUR TEETH INTO THE SCARIEST THRILLER SINCE HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS A boy and his father, on their way home from a Little League game, are violently attacked, much of their flesh devoured.
Jeff Rovin, 1999
6
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 6: Day of Doom
The Ultimate Sacrifice It started with a kidnapping.
David Baldacci, 2013
7
Vespers: A Novel of the 87th Precinct
An unpopular Catholic priest in a racially divided section of town, Father Michael Birney is found brutally murdered, a crime that produces a variety of suspects--members from a nearby Satanic cult and someone from St. Catherine's Church.
Ed McBain, 2004
8
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 2: A King's Ransom
Amy and Dan are in a race for their lives . . . and the enemy may be even closer than they think.
Jude Watson, 2011
9
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 3: The Dead of Night
The third book in the CAHILLS VS. VESPERS series, the follow up to the worldwide bestseller THE 39 CLUES.
Peter Lerangis, 2012
10
Monteverdi: Vespers (1610)
A guide to Monteverdi's Vespers, providing in-depth information on music settings and performance practice.
John Whenham, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VESPERS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vespers is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Monteverdi Vespers at St Paul's Cathedral
What a pleasant shock, then, when the first sung note in Monteverdi's Vespers rang out like a rifle shot, one piercing enough to have felled those British worthies ... «The Times, Jul 15»
2
Boston Early Music Festival shines in Monteverdi's Vespers
For a work that's more than 400 years old, Claudio Monteverdi's “Vespers of 1610” remains hugely popular. It's also hugely mysterious. We're not sure whether ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
3
Seraphic Fire to close season with Kile Smith's new-old “Vespers
For early music ensembles, it can be a challenge to present Renaissance and Baroque repertoire without feeling like a relic of the past. This is to some extent ... «South Florida Classical Review, May 15»
4
John Eliot Gardiner Returns to Monteverdi's Vespers
In 1964, when John Eliot Gardiner was a 20-year-old undergraduate at the University of Cambridge, he presented Monteverdi's scintillating multi-choir Vespers ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
5
Review: Missy Mazzoli's Unsettling 'Vespers for a New Dark Age'
Her ravishing, unsettling album “Vespers for a New Dark Age” unfolds as a meditation on technology and spirituality, alienation and self-interest. Its ominous but ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
6
A Young Composer's Evening Prayers For Troubled Times
Vespers, the name for the sunset evening music and prayer services in Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Lutheran churches, are traditionally solemn occasions for ... «NPR, Mar 15»
7
Review: Missy Mazzoli, 'Vespers For A New Dark Age'
Can robots think and feel? Could there be a day when computers control our lives? Watch the Spike Jonze movie Her, in which Joaquin Phoenix falls in love ... «NPR, Mar 15»
8
Brothers and Sisters: The Vespers graduate high school and college …
Taylor Jones says listeners will be able to tell a big difference between The Vespers' new album, "Brothers and Sisters," and the band's last two releases. «Knoxville News Sentinel, Feb 15»
9
Video Premiere: As Sisters and Brothers, the Vespers Keep the Faith
With the ability to change yet stay true to who they are, the Vespers will find out soon enough when their third studio album, Sisters and Brothers, is released ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
10
Music Review: The Vespers - 'Sisters and Brothers'
The Vespers Sisters and Brothers CD cover The title of Sisters and Brothers, the third album from Nashville band The Vespers, sums up the composition of the ... «seattlepi.com, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Vespers [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/vespers>. Apr 2024 ».
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