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Evensong
Evensong. The common name for the C of E service of Evening Prayer. The office in the BCP consists basically of Psalms, a reading from the OT, the Magnificat, a reading from the NT, the Nunc Dimittis, the Apostles' Creed, and prayers. In substance it is a conflation of Vespers and Compline. Modern Anglican liturgies have introduced changes, mainly in the direction of curtailment and the provision of alternatives.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Evensong." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Evensong." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Evensong.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Evensong." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Evensong.html |
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evensong
evensong in the Christian Church, a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form, especially that of the Anglican Church. The word is recorded from Old English (in form ǣfensang), originally applied to the pre-Reformation service of vespers.
See also be the day weary or be the day long, at last it ringeth to evensong. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "evensong." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "evensong." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-evensong.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "evensong." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-evensong.html |
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evensong
e·ven·song / ˈēvənˌsông; -ˌsäng/ (also E·ven·song) • n. (in the Christian Church) a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form, esp. that of the Anglican Church: choral evensong. |
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"evensong." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "evensong." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-evensong.html "evensong." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-evensong.html |
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evensong
•along, belong, bong, chaise longue, dong, Geelong, gong, Guangdong, Haiphong, Heilong, Hong Kong, Jong, King Kong, long, mah-jong, Mao Zedong, Mekong, nong, pong, prolong, prong, sarong, Shillong, song, souchong, strong, thong, throng, tong, Vietcong, wrong
•billabong • dingdong • Wollongong
•Chittagong • headlong • livelong
•sidelong • lifelong • oblong • oolong
•singalong • furlong • pingpong
•Armstrong • headstrong • part song
•plainsong • evensong • singsong
•swansong • birdsong • biltong
•diphthong
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"evensong." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "evensong." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-evensong.html "evensong." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-evensong.html |
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