vigil definitions

Definitions of vigil on the Web:

a period of sleeplessness
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
watch: a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
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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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Vigil is a 1984 New Zealand drama film directed by Vincent Ward. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.
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Vigil is a studio album by The Easybeats. The album was released on October 17, 1968. It was later reissued by Repertoire Records and included ten more tracks.
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Vigil was a mid to late 1980s modern rock band based out of Baltimore, Maryland.
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Vigils is a term for night prayer in ancient Christianity. See Vespers, Compline, Nocturns, Matins, and Lauds for more information. A Vigil is a night spent in prayer.
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(Gr. olonychtia ). Spiritual exercises during the night preceding the feast day of a saint or another major feast, observed by various spiritual preparations, prayers, and services.
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Arabic 'arafah . The only Muhammadan festival which has a vigil is the 'Idu '1-Azha. or "Feast of Sacrifice.' ['IDU 'L-AZAH.]
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The eve of a feast; a fast before a feast and a watch, as before the Blessed Sacrament on Maundy Thursday.
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vigils - A period or service of preparation before major festivals or celebrations (see Great Vigil of Easter,
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In Roman Catholicism, a service held on the eve of the funeral service.
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the attendance of a clinical musician at the bedside of a dying patient during the actual death process and/or through death. A music session at the bedside is not otherwise a vigil.
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