Found 3 items, similar to VESPER.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: vesper
kebaktian
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Vesper
Vesper
n 1: a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
[syn:
evening star,
Hesperus]
2: a late afternoon or evening worship service
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Vesper
Vesper
\Ves"per\, n. [L., the evening, the evening star, the
west; akin to Gr. ?, ?, and perhaps to E. west. Cf.
Hesperian,
Vespers.]
The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset;
hence, the evening. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Vesper
\Ves"per\, a.
Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of
vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells.
[1913 Webster]
Vesper sparrow, the grass finch. See under
Grass.
[1913 Webster]
Evening
\E"ven*ing\, n. [AS. [=ae]fnung. See
even, n., and cf.
Eve.]
1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of
darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of
the sun.
[1913 Webster]
In the ascending scale
Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the
United States, the afternoon is called evening.
--Bartlett.
[1913 Webster]
2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as
of strength or glory.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun.
“Evening
Prayer.” --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Evening flower (Bot.), a genus of iridaceous plants
(
Hesperantha) from the Cape of Good Hope, with
sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which
expand in the evening.
Evening grosbeak (Zo["o]l.), an American singing bird
(
Coccothraustes vespertina) having a very large bill.
Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail
black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called
because it sings in the evening.
Evening primrose. See under
Primrose.
The evening star, the bright star of early evening in the
western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically,
the planet Venus; -- called also
Vesper and
Hesperus.
During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are
also evening stars. See
Morning Star.
[1913 Webster]