[syn: Evening Prayer, evensong]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Evensong \E"ven*song`\, n. [AS. [=ae]fensang.]
A song for the evening; the evening service or form of
worship (in the Church of England including vespers and
compline); also, the time of evensong. --Wyclif. Milton.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
evensong
n 1: the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine
office; early evening; now often made a public service on
Sundays [syn: vespers, evensong]
2: (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers
prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer [syn: Evening
Prayer, evensong]