vesper
Dusk prayer service
Vesper refers to evening, especially in religious contexts.
Vespers is a late-afternoon or evening prayer service in Christian traditions, particularly Catholic and Orthodox churches.
The word appears in poetic or literary contexts to evoke twilight: the vesper hour, vesper bells.
A vesper sparrow is named for its habit of singing at dusk.
Dimming after sundown
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- eventideArchaic term for dusk
twilight · candlelight · moonrise · starlight · nocturne · afterglow · sundown · dimness
Melodic bell sound
- tollingSlow, solemn bell-ringing
- carillonTuned bronze bell instrument
- pealResonant ringing burst
- ringingSustained resonant sound
belfry · tower · cathedral · church · campanile · knell · summoning · call
Formal worship structure
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- complineDay's final liturgy
- canonicalAccepted as standard
psalms · intercession · supplication · benediction · evensong · matins · lauds · piety
Focused attention practice
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- solitudeState of being alone
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
tranquility · stillness · pondering · musing · quietude · peacefulness · repose · calmness
dusk
Dimming after sundown
eventide · twilight · candlelight · moonrise · starlight · nocturne · afterglow · sundown · dimness · shadows
chime
Melodic bell sound
ringing · belfry · tower · cathedral · church · campanile · knell · summoning · call · bronze
liturgy
Formal worship structure
canonical · psalms · intercession · supplication · benediction · evensong · matins · lauds · piety · rosary
meditation
Focused attention practice
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- solitudeState of being alone
mindfulness · tranquility · stillness · pondering · musing · quietude · peacefulness · repose · calmness · silence
anthem
Official song of praise
chant · choir · melody · harmony · acapella · oratorio · doxology · magnificat · evensong · sacred
- cocktailsmartini, margarita, Manhattan, mojito, daiquiri
- twilightdusk, dawn, gloaming, eventide, nightfall
- Martinisdirty martini, dry martini, vodka martini, gin martini, espresso martini
- hymnsAmazing Grace, Old Rugged Cross, Morning Has Broken, hymn, hymnal
- sacred poetrypsalm, hymn, canticle, devotional, gospel song
- sacred textsBible, Vedas, Quran, Upanishads, Torah