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1. (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer (noun.communication)

instance hypernym	:	prayer,
definition	:	a fixed text used in praying (noun.communication)

domain category	:	anglican church, anglican communion, church of england,
definition	:	the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head (noun.group)

2. the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays (noun.time)

hypernym	:	canonical hour,
definition	:	(Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer (noun.time)