vespers Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays
    evensong.
  2. noun a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
    Hesperus; evening star; Vesper.
  3. noun a late afternoon or evening worship service
    vesper.

WordNet

Ves"pers noun
Etymology
OF. vespres, F. vêpres, LL. vesperae, fr. L. vespera evening. See Vesper, n.
Wordforms
plural
Definitions
  1. (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of the little hours of the Breviary. (b) The evening song or service.

Webster 1913