<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>(initial capital letter) the evening star, especially Venus; Hesperus.</li><li>Also called vesper bell.</li><li>a bell rung at evening.</li><li>vespers, (sometimes initial capital letter) Ecclesiastical.</li><li>a religious service in the late afternoon or the evening.</li><li>the sixth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, occurring in the late afternoon or the evening.</li><li>Roman Catholic Church: a part of the office to be said in the evening by those in major orders, frequently made a public ceremony in the afternoons or evenings of Sundays and holy days.</li><li>Anglican Church: evensong (def 1).</li><li>Archaic: evening.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>of, pertaining to, appearing in, or proper to the evening.</li><li>of or relating to vespers.</li></ul>