Definition of vigils Vigils

/vɪˈʤʌlz/ - [vijulz] -

We found 3 definitions of vigils from 2 different sources.

What does vigils mean?

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Noun Plural: vigils
vigil - the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
		watch
		religious rite, rite an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism"
		religious belief, religion, faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
		viewing, wake a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"
vigil - a period of sleeplessness
vigil - a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
		watch
		surveillance close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
		continuous receiver watch, listening watch a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch

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

vigil (v. i.)
Abstinence from sleep, whether at a time when sleep is customary or not; the act of keeping awake, or the state of being awake, or the state of being awake; sleeplessness; wakefulness; watch.
vigil (v. i.)
Hence, devotional watching; waking for prayer, or other religious exercises.
vigil (v. i.)
Originally, the watch kept on the night before a feast.
vigil (v. i.)
Later, the day and the night preceding a feast.
vigil (v. i.)
A religious service performed in the evening preceding a feast.

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