evensong

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays
noun (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer

From Old English ǣfensang, equivalent to even + song. The use of even to mean evening is now obsolete except in poetry.

I shall see you both no doubt at Evensong? — The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People, Oscar Wilde
From Brompton came the boom of the bell for evensong. — The best short stories of 1917, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown
In a moment the evensong was hushed and the birds flew away. — The Long Roll, Mary Johnston

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