VIGIL

Vigil

A vigil, from the Latin vigilia meaning wakefulness, is a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching, or an observance. The Italian word vigilia has become generalized in this sense and means "eve" .

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vigil

Noun

  1. A watch kept during normal sleeping hours, especially over the body of a recently deceased or dying person.
  2. A period of observation or surveillance.
  3. The eve of some religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.


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