as in prayer
an evening service for praying in some Christian churches
Vespers is held Tuesday and Thursday evenings in the chapel.
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Noun
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More than five years ago, Francis stood in the very same square in the evening, to issue a prayer amid the worsening COVID pandemic.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025 -
Many waited hours for a chance to walk under the church’s vaulted ceilings and say a prayer for the pontiff.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Their last public appearance as a couple was at the service of thanksgiving honoring King Constantine at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in February 2024, which several members of the British royal family also attended.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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So were the more solemn thanksgiving ceremonies, and George Washington held one after the Revolutionary War.—
Michael Morris,
TIME,
27 Nov. 2024
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“Vespers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vespers. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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