evening prayer

English

Noun

evening prayer (plural evening prayers)

  1. (Islam) isha
    • 2006, Vincent Cornell, Voices of Islam [5 Volumes], Page 13
      […] has been set at two in the morning prayer, four in the midday prayer, four in the afternoon prayer, three in the sunset prayer, and four in the evening prayer.
  2. (Anglicanism) The second of the two services of the Daily Office, combining the canonical hours of vespers and compline. Commonly called evensong, especially when the service is musical.
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