"evening prayer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: evening prayers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} evening prayer (plural evening prayers)
  1. (Anglicanism, Methodism) The second of the two services of the Daily Office, combining the canonical hours of vespers and compline. Commonly called evensong, especially when the service is musical. Categories (topical): Anglicanism, Methodism Translations (second of two services of the Daily Office): hwyrol weddi (Welsh), gwasanaeth hwyrol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-evening_prayer-en-noun-3iDIrBcT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'second of two services of the Daily Office': 99 1
  2. (religion) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see evening, prayer. Categories (topical): Religion, Prayer Translations (prayer recited in the evening): iltarukous (Finnish), hwyrol weddi (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-evening_prayer-en-noun-XLJsP-NK Disambiguation of Prayer: 14 86 Topics: lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'prayer recited in the evening': 19 81

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