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vespers

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Definition of vespers

as in prayer

an evening service for praying in some Christian churches Vespers is held Tuesday and Thursday evenings in the chapel.

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prayer

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The thoughts and prayers expressed on the phones are, in a sense, carried by the wind.

— Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets.

— Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026

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