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Meanings of evensong in English
(Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer.
Usage of evensong in English
1
Honion, it was conjectured, would soon send the parson indoors to evensong.
2
Do you fancy a three-course meal during evensong at Saint Patrick's Cathedral?
3
Barnabas Baux used to hold an open-air service after evensong on Sundays.
4
The birds in their evensong had all the war to themselves.
5
Can't sing either-ifyou came to evensong here you'd know all about that.
6
But you'll come and have a cup of tea and stay to evensong?
7
Suddenly the bells of the cathedral in the marshes broke out, calling to evensong.
8
The church bells in the village were ringing for evensong.
9
It was half-past three, and the Cathedral bells had begun to ring for evensong.
10
And so they went home and unarmed them, and so to evensong and supper.
11
We cannot find them, and they have not been seen by anyone since evensong.
12
So he took the hair and put it upon him, and so departed at evensong-time.
13
So it passed evensong or the tempest was ceased.
14
The heavenly orchestra, with its exquisite prelude of dawn and its tremulous evensong, was spared.
15
He is to be strictly examined after evensong today.
16
After evensong on Sundays, came two hours of freedom.
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