vesper

/ˈvɛspər/
noun
  1. An evening prayer, service, or hymn, especially in Christian traditions.
    • The monks gathered for vesper as the sun set over the abbey.
    • She attended vesper every Sunday evening at the small chapel.
    • The choir sang a beautiful vesper to close the day.
  2. The evening star, especially Venus.
    • Ancient sailors used vesper to guide them at dusk.
    • He pointed to vesper, the first star visible after sunset.
    • Vesper shone brightly in the twilight sky.
  3. A bell that calls people to evening prayer.
    • The vesper rang out across the valley, signaling the time for prayer.
    • They could hear the vesper from their cottage in the hills.
    • The old church still rings its vesper every evening.