She explained to the Lord of Ravenswood that they were under the necessity of separating so soon as the bell of a chapel, belonging to a hermitage in the adjoining wood, now long ruinous, should toll the hour of vespers.
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Vespers
//ˈvɛsˌpɝz//
Synonyms for "vespers" (21 found)
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9 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 15 languages.
Cornish
2 entries- gosper noun (evening canonical hour)
- gwesper noun (evening canonical hour)
Finnish
3 entries- iltahartaus noun (evening canonical hour)
- iltajumalanpalvelus (Luth.) noun (evening canonical hour)
- vesper noun (evening canonical hour)
French
2 entries- vêpres name (A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening)
- vêpres noun (evening canonical hour)
German
2 entries- Vesper name (A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening)
- Vesper noun (evening canonical hour)
Greek
1 entries- Εσπερινός noun (evening canonical hour)
Hungarian
2 entries- vecsernye noun (evening canonical hour)
- vesperás noun (evening canonical hour)
Italian
2 entries- vespro name (A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening)
- vespri noun (evening canonical hour)
Latin
1 entries- vesperae noun (evening canonical hour)
Macedonian
1 entries- ве́черна noun (evening canonical hour)
Old Irish
1 entries- fescor name (A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening)
Polish
2 entries- nieszpory name (A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening)
- nieszpory noun (evening canonical hour)
Portuguese
1 entries- vésperas noun (evening canonical hour)
Russian
1 entries- вече́рня noun (evening canonical hour)
Spanish
1 entries- vísperas name (A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening)
Welsh
2 entries- gosber name (A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening)
- gosber noun (evening canonical hour)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
He acquiesced in Zachary's proposal that on their next interview the vespers bell should be rung half an hour later than usual.
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As soon as the lengthening shadows made her aware that the usual hour of the vespers chime was passed, she tore herself from her lover's arms with a shriek of despair, bid him adieu for ever, and, plunging into the fountain, disappeared from his eyes.
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A couple of years ago, Seraphic Fire received a $25,000 grant and decided to tackle a big project: recording Claudio Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610, one of the greatest choral works of all time.
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