hesperinos

noun

hes·​per·​i·​nos

¦hespərə̇¦näs,

-nȯs

plural -es

: the office in the Eastern Church corresponding to vespers in the Western Church

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek, from Greek, adjective, of the evening, from hesperos, hespera evening + -inos -ine

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