Definitions for evensong

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evensong e·ven·song

Spelling: [ee-vuh n-sawng, -song]

IPA: /ˈi vənˌsɔŋ, -ˌsɒŋ/

Evensong is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 120 anagrams from letters in evensong (eegnnosv).

Definitions for evensong

noun

1. (usually initial capital letter). Also called evening prayer. Anglican Church. a form of worship said or sung in the evening.
2. Roman Catholic Church. vesper (def 3c).

Origin of evensong

before 1000; Middle English; Old English ǣfensang. See even², song

Examples for evensong

Then evensong, and in the evening, stories and singing again.

We make it known we shall be pleased to see them after Mattins and evensong.

The bell was chiming for the evensong, and Sir Philip passed in.

In all the towns the churches were exceptionally full at evensong.

And so they went home and unarmed them, and so to evensong and supper.

In a moment the evensong was hushed and the birds flew away.

He has been with me a week, and every day we have had matins, compline, and evensong.

I am now bound for the parish of Leigh, where I say evensong at five o'clock.'

But alone, at Matins or evensong, he followed his usual habit.

The celebration of evensong partook of the solemnity of the celebration of high mass.