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Noun

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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Substantiv

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

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  • 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" (as in on the eve of the war).

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