evensong

== English == === Etymology === From Old English ǣfensang, equivalent to even +‎ song. The use of even to mean evening is now obsolete except in poetry. === Pronunciation === === Noun === evensong (countable and uncountable, plural evensongs) A religious service, most commonly seen in the Anglican or Episcopal Church, that takes place in the early hours of the evening; originally, and sometimes still, an alternative name for vespers or a service combining vespers and compline. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Magnificat and Nunc dimittis