Definitions for vesperˈvɛs pər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ves•perˈvɛs pər(n.)
(cap.) the evening star, esp. Venus.
Also called ves′per bell`. a bell rung at evening.
vespers, (often cap.) a religious service in the late afternoon or evening; the sixth of the seven canonical hours. a part of the Roman Catholic office to be said in the afternoon or evening.
Category: Religion
Ref: Evensong (def. 1). 1
Archaic. evening.
(adj.)pertaining to, appearing in, or proper to the evening.
of or pertaining to vespers.
Origin of vesper:
1350–1400; ME < L: evening, evening star; pl. form < OF vespres < ML vesperae, pl. of vespera, fem. var. of L vesper; c. Gk hésperos; akin to west
Princeton's WordNet
evening star, Hesperus, Vesper(noun)
a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
vesper(noun)
a late afternoon or evening worship service
Wiktionary
Vesper(ProperNoun)
Hesperus, Venus, the evening star
vesper(Noun)
The bell that summons worshipers to vespers; the vesper-bell
vesper(Noun)
evening
Webster Dictionary
Vesper(noun)
the evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset; hence, the evening
Vesper(adj)
of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells
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