Vesper
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈvɛspɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vesper is a noun meaning The bell that summons worshippers to vespers; the vesper-bell.
Meaning
The bell that summons worshippers to vespers; the vesper-bell.
More Meanings
- (poetic) The evening.
- A vesper martini.
- A vesper bat.
- (poetic) Evening.
Example Sentences
Almost all vespers are insect catchers.
On Sumter’s rampart, that sweet eve, / I heard the vesper bugle play […]
In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud, / It perch'd for vespers nine; Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white, / Glimmered the white Moon-shine.
Word Forms
- vespers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include evensong, sparrow, sparrows, evenstar, daystar, lucifer.
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