Vigil
21vigil — /vij euhl/, n. 1. wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping. 2. a watch or a period of watchful attention maintained at night or at other times: The nurse kept her vigil at the bedside of the dying man. 3. a… …
22vigil — noun Etymology: Middle English vigile, from Anglo French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin vigilia watch on the eve of a feast, from Latin, wakefulness, watch, from vigil awake, watchful; akin to Latin vigēre to be vigorous, vegēre to enliven… …
23vigil — Synonyms and related words: Mass, alertness, all night vigil, bedtime prayer, camp meeting, church, church service, compline, consciousness, custodianship, custody, devotions, divine service, duty, eagle eye, evening devotions, evensong,… …
24vigil — vig|il [ vıdʒıl ] noun count 1. ) a period of time, especially at night, when you stay in a place to wait for something or to give your support to someone: Bill kept a constant vigil by his wife s bed during her illness. a ) a quiet political… …
25vigil — [13] Etymologically, to take part in a vigil, you have to be ‘alert’ and ‘awake’. The word comes via Old French vigile from Latin vigilia, which was derived from the adjective vigil ‘awake, alert’, so the notion underlying it is of staying awake… …
26vigil — vig•il [[t]ˈvɪdʒ əl[/t]] n. 1) wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping 2) a period of watchful attention 3) a) Sometimes, vigils. a nocturnal devotional exercise or service, esp. on the eve of a church festival… …
27vigil — [13] Etymologically, to take part in a vigil, you have to be ‘alert’ and ‘awake’. The word comes via Old French vigile from Latin vigilia, which was derived from the adjective vigil ‘awake, alert’, so the notion underlying it is of staying awake… …
28vigil — n. 1 a keeping awake during the time usually given to sleep, esp. to keep watch or pray (keep vigil). b a period of this. 2 Eccl. the eve of a festival or holy day. 3 (in pl.) nocturnal devotions. Etymology: ME f. OF vigile f. L vigilia f. vigil… …
29vigil — vi|gil 〈[vi ] Adj.〉 wachend, schlaflos [Etym.: lat. vigil »wachend, munter«] …
30Vigil — Vi|gil 〈 [vi ] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: gi|li|en〉 Vorabend hoher kath. Feste; oV [Etym.: <lat. vigilia »das Wachen, Nachtwache, Viertel der Nacht«; zu vigil »Wächter; wachsam, munter«] …
