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Evensong vs Compline - What's the difference?

evensong | compline |

As nouns the difference between evensong and compline

is that evensong is a religious service, most commonly seen in the Anglican or Episcopal Church, that takes place in the early hours of the evening while compline is the last of the canonical hours, sung just before retiring.

evensong

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A religious service, most commonly seen in the Anglican or Episcopal Church, that takes place in the early hours of the evening.

    • compline

    English

    (wikipedia compline)

    Alternative forms

    * complin

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the last of the canonical hours, sung just before retiring