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- DictionaryVig·il/ˈvijəl/
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- 1. a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray: "my birdwatching vigils lasted for hours"
- 2. (in the Christian Church) the eve of a festival or holy day as an occasion of religious observance.
noun. /ˈvɪdʒɪl/. /ˈvɪdʒɪl/. [countable, uncountable] a period of time when people do not sleep, especially at night, in order to watch a sick person, say prayers, protest, etc. His parents kept a round-the-clock vigil at his bedside. Students held a candlelit vigil against the war.
A vigil is a period of time when people remain quietly in a place, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest.
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(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯i.ɡil/, [ˈu̯ɪɡɪɫ̪](modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvi.d͡ʒil/, [ˈviːd͡ʒil]vigil m (genitive vigilis); third declension 1. watchman, guard, sentinel; constable, fireman; angel 2. (in the plural) the watch, police, constabulary
“vigil”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press“vigil”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & BrothersPeople also ask
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a period of time when people stay awake, especially at night, in order to watch a sick person, say prayers, protest, etc. His parents kept a round-the-clock vigil at his bedside. Students held a candlelit vigil against the war.
VIGIL meaning: an event or a period of time when a person or group stays in a place and quietly waits, prays, etc., especially at night.
vigil. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English vig‧il /ˈvɪdʒəl/ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 a period of time, especially during the night, when you stay awake in order to pray, remain with someone who is ill, or watch for danger Eva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter’s hospital bedside. 2 a silent political ...
a period of staying awake maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping: She maintained a vigil until he came home. a watch or period of watchful attention maintained at night or at other times: a peace vigil. [uncountable] to keep vigil for someone.
