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CIDE DICTIONARY

vespern. [L., the evening, the evening star, the west; akin to Gr. "e`speros, "espe`ra, and perhaps to E. west. Cf. Hesperian, Vespers.].
     The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset; hence, the evening.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
vespera. 
     Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells.  [1913 Webster]
Vesper sparrow, the grass finch. See under Grass.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

vesper, n.
1 Venus as the evening star.
2 poet. evening.
3 (in pl.) a the sixth of the canonical hours of prayer. b evensong.

Etymology
L vesper evening (star): sense 3 partly f. OF vespres f. eccl.L vesperas f. L vespera evening

THESAURUS

vesper

Mass, bedtime prayer, camp meeting, church, church service, close of day, cockshut, compline, crepuscular, devotions, divine service, dusk, dusky, duty, eve, even, evening, evening devotions, evensong, eventide, exercises, grayness, lauds, liturgy, matins, meeting, morning devotions, night song, nightfall, none, nones, novena, office, praise meeting, prayer, prayer meeting, prayers, prime, prime song, public worship, revival, revival meeting, service, setting sun, sext, shut of day, sundown, sunset, sunsetty, tent meeting, the expiring day, tierce, twilight, twilighty, undersong, vespers, vespertine, vigils, watch meeting, watch night, watch-night service

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