MEANING
Of or relating to evening, or to the Christian service of Vespers.
Use it for
Describe an evening scene or evening service.A concise, elevated alternative to “evening” for light, ritual, or atmosphere.
Words that belong together
- vesperal light
- vesperal hymn
- vesperal hour
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Vesperal light gathered in the cloister before the bells began.
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Usage notes
Rare and literary; it can describe evening itself or an evening service, so the noun it modifies clarifies the sense.
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