Definition of evensong in English:

evensong

noun ˈiːv(ə)nsɒŋˈivənˌsɔŋ

(in the Christian Church) a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form, especially that of the Anglican Church.
（基督教的）晚祷
choral evensong
唱诗班的晚祷。
Example sentencesExamples
- I ended up sleeping for about four hours - waking up at about 6.45 pm - missing not only my fringe show, but evensong as well.
- This being Sunday afternoon, it's time for evensong.
- Then a spot of book shopping, coffee at the National Gallery (Yes I am a fan of the place, as is Liz), followed by evensong at Westminster Abbey (neither of us having ever been for evensong there before), and all in all a good day.
- An Imber Day was also introduced so previous residents could return annually to tend graves, meet old friends and participate in Eucharist and evensong at St Giles' Church.
- The weekend was rest mostly, except for a disappointing effort to catch my first evensong service at King's College Chapel - only to find evensong was done for the term, recommencing 13 January.
- At St Anne's in neighbouring Strathfield he responded to Anglican ‘matins and evensong, the canticles, the psalms, the hymns, the Bible readings’, and became a choirboy.
- It takes me back, to be precise, to evensong at St Matthew's, West Kensington, and Hail Marys at my convent school, but that is another story.
- Leeds Parish Church and Chelsea choirs later got together for a festival evensong, followed by a recital by the Chelsea singers.
- But come September 1, she will begin 14 hours of rehearsal each week for a six-month probationary period before she is paid to join the professionals, rotating daily choral evensong duties with the boys' choir.
- As few among the public who queue every day to hear choral evensong at King's can be aware of how the choir of the chapel used to and ought to look, it is worth rehearsing the story of this scandal again.
- Morning prayer, known as matins, and evening prayer, known as vespers or evensong, are most common.
- The service will replace the usual Sunday night evensong.
- Lots of people came to evensong and I got a few congratulations from members of the public after the performance.
- With lessons and carols, communion and evensong, the person at the centre of these religious services will be working long hours delivering the Christmas message.
- The formal part of the wedding (the vows and rings) came first, and the usual particulars of evensong followed - Rose responses, a psalm to Anglican chant, Gibbons Second Service canticles, and a few hymns.
- Morning prayer is said every weekday morning, and evening prayer or evensong every night.
- It starts outside the church with the lighting of new fire and the Paschal Candle followed by a full Easter service and Festal evensong at 6.30 pm.
- On Saturday evening the service at the parish church was abandoned and the Sunday evensong was held in the afternoon instead of evening because of the smell.
- A full Easter service and Festal evensong will be held at 6.30 pm.
- Go to evensong at an Oxford or Cambridge college chapel, in particular Kings or Clare.
Synonyms
service, church service, religious rite, religious act, prayer, prayer meeting, praise, devotion, religious observance

Origin

Old English ǣfensang, originally applied to the pre-Reformation service of vespers (see even², song).

Definition of evensong in US English:

evensong

(also Evensong)

nounˈēvənˌsôNGˈivənˌsɔŋ

(in the Christian Church) a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form, especially that of the Anglican Church.
（基督教的）晚祷
choral evensong
唱诗班的晚祷。
Example sentencesExamples
- This being Sunday afternoon, it's time for evensong.
- Morning prayer is said every weekday morning, and evening prayer or evensong every night.
- I ended up sleeping for about four hours - waking up at about 6.45 pm - missing not only my fringe show, but evensong as well.
- The weekend was rest mostly, except for a disappointing effort to catch my first evensong service at King's College Chapel - only to find evensong was done for the term, recommencing 13 January.
- At St Anne's in neighbouring Strathfield he responded to Anglican ‘matins and evensong, the canticles, the psalms, the hymns, the Bible readings’, and became a choirboy.
- Leeds Parish Church and Chelsea choirs later got together for a festival evensong, followed by a recital by the Chelsea singers.
- With lessons and carols, communion and evensong, the person at the centre of these religious services will be working long hours delivering the Christmas message.
- It starts outside the church with the lighting of new fire and the Paschal Candle followed by a full Easter service and Festal evensong at 6.30 pm.
- As few among the public who queue every day to hear choral evensong at King's can be aware of how the choir of the chapel used to and ought to look, it is worth rehearsing the story of this scandal again.
- Go to evensong at an Oxford or Cambridge college chapel, in particular Kings or Clare.
- It takes me back, to be precise, to evensong at St Matthew's, West Kensington, and Hail Marys at my convent school, but that is another story.
- Morning prayer, known as matins, and evening prayer, known as vespers or evensong, are most common.
- Lots of people came to evensong and I got a few congratulations from members of the public after the performance.
- An Imber Day was also introduced so previous residents could return annually to tend graves, meet old friends and participate in Eucharist and evensong at St Giles' Church.
- On Saturday evening the service at the parish church was abandoned and the Sunday evensong was held in the afternoon instead of evening because of the smell.
- The formal part of the wedding (the vows and rings) came first, and the usual particulars of evensong followed - Rose responses, a psalm to Anglican chant, Gibbons Second Service canticles, and a few hymns.
- The service will replace the usual Sunday night evensong.
- But come September 1, she will begin 14 hours of rehearsal each week for a six-month probationary period before she is paid to join the professionals, rotating daily choral evensong duties with the boys' choir.
- Then a spot of book shopping, coffee at the National Gallery (Yes I am a fan of the place, as is Liz), followed by evensong at Westminster Abbey (neither of us having ever been for evensong there before), and all in all a good day.
- A full Easter service and Festal evensong will be held at 6.30 pm.
Synonyms
service, church service, religious rite, religious act, prayer, prayer meeting, praise, devotion, religious observance

Origin

Old English ǣfensang, originally applied to the pre-Reformation service of vespers (see even, song).

单词	evensong
释义	Definition of evensong in English: evensong noun ˈiːv(ə)nsɒŋˈivənˌsɔŋ (in the Christian Church) a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form, especially that of the Anglican Church. （基督教的）晚祷 choral evensong 唱诗班的晚祷。 Example sentencesExamples I ended up sleeping for about four hours - waking up at about 6.45 pm - missing not only my fringe show, but evensong as well. This being Sunday afternoon, it's time for evensong. Then a spot of book shopping, coffee at the National Gallery (Yes I am a fan of the place, as is Liz), followed by evensong at Westminster Abbey (neither of us having ever been for evensong there before), and all in all a good day. An Imber Day was also introduced so previous residents could return annually to tend graves, meet old friends and participate in Eucharist and evensong at St Giles' Church. The weekend was rest mostly, except for a disappointing effort to catch my first evensong service at King's College Chapel - only to find evensong was done for the term, recommencing 13 January. At St Anne's in neighbouring Strathfield he responded to Anglican ‘matins and evensong, the canticles, the psalms, the hymns, the Bible readings’, and became a choirboy. It takes me back, to be precise, to evensong at St Matthew's, West Kensington, and Hail Marys at my convent school, but that is another story. Leeds Parish Church and Chelsea choirs later got together for a festival evensong, followed by a recital by the Chelsea singers. But come September 1, she will begin 14 hours of rehearsal each week for a six-month probationary period before she is paid to join the professionals, rotating daily choral evensong duties with the boys' choir. As few among the public who queue every day to hear choral evensong at King's can be aware of how the choir of the chapel used to and ought to look, it is worth rehearsing the story of this scandal again. Morning prayer, known as matins, and evening prayer, known as vespers or evensong, are most common. The service will replace the usual Sunday night evensong. Lots of people came to evensong and I got a few congratulations from members of the public after the performance. With lessons and carols, communion and evensong, the person at the centre of these religious services will be working long hours delivering the Christmas message. The formal part of the wedding (the vows and rings) came first, and the usual particulars of evensong followed - Rose responses, a psalm to Anglican chant, Gibbons Second Service canticles, and a few hymns. Morning prayer is said every weekday morning, and evening prayer or evensong every night. It starts outside the church with the lighting of new fire and the Paschal Candle followed by a full Easter service and Festal evensong at 6.30 pm. On Saturday evening the service at the parish church was abandoned and the Sunday evensong was held in the afternoon instead of evening because of the smell. A full Easter service and Festal evensong will be held at 6.30 pm. Go to evensong at an Oxford or Cambridge college chapel, in particular Kings or Clare. Synonyms service, church service, religious rite, religious act, prayer, prayer meeting, praise, devotion, religious observance Origin Old English ǣfensang, originally applied to the pre-Reformation service of vespers (see even², song). Definition of evensong in US English: evensong (also Evensong) nounˈēvənˌsôNGˈivənˌsɔŋ (in the Christian Church) a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form, especially that of the Anglican Church. （基督教的）晚祷 choral evensong 唱诗班的晚祷。 Example sentencesExamples This being Sunday afternoon, it's time for evensong. Morning prayer is said every weekday morning, and evening prayer or evensong every night. I ended up sleeping for about four hours - waking up at about 6.45 pm - missing not only my fringe show, but evensong as well. The weekend was rest mostly, except for a disappointing effort to catch my first evensong service at King's College Chapel - only to find evensong was done for the term, recommencing 13 January. At St Anne's in neighbouring Strathfield he responded to Anglican ‘matins and evensong, the canticles, the psalms, the hymns, the Bible readings’, and became a choirboy. Leeds Parish Church and Chelsea choirs later got together for a festival evensong, followed by a recital by the Chelsea singers. With lessons and carols, communion and evensong, the person at the centre of these religious services will be working long hours delivering the Christmas message. It starts outside the church with the lighting of new fire and the Paschal Candle followed by a full Easter service and Festal evensong at 6.30 pm. As few among the public who queue every day to hear choral evensong at King's can be aware of how the choir of the chapel used to and ought to look, it is worth rehearsing the story of this scandal again. Go to evensong at an Oxford or Cambridge college chapel, in particular Kings or Clare. It takes me back, to be precise, to evensong at St Matthew's, West Kensington, and Hail Marys at my convent school, but that is another story. Morning prayer, known as matins, and evening prayer, known as vespers or evensong, are most common. Lots of people came to evensong and I got a few congratulations from members of the public after the performance. An Imber Day was also introduced so previous residents could return annually to tend graves, meet old friends and participate in Eucharist and evensong at St Giles' Church. On Saturday evening the service at the parish church was abandoned and the Sunday evensong was held in the afternoon instead of evening because of the smell. The formal part of the wedding (the vows and rings) came first, and the usual particulars of evensong followed - Rose responses, a psalm to Anglican chant, Gibbons Second Service canticles, and a few hymns. The service will replace the usual Sunday night evensong. But come September 1, she will begin 14 hours of rehearsal each week for a six-month probationary period before she is paid to join the professionals, rotating daily choral evensong duties with the boys' choir. Then a spot of book shopping, coffee at the National Gallery (Yes I am a fan of the place, as is Liz), followed by evensong at Westminster Abbey (neither of us having ever been for evensong there before), and all in all a good day. A full Easter service and Festal evensong will be held at 6.30 pm. Synonyms service, church service, religious rite, religious act, prayer, prayer meeting, praise, devotion, religious observance Origin Old English ǣfensang, originally applied to the pre-Reformation service of vespers (see even, song).
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