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  1. Vigil
    [band] Vigil was a mid to late 1980s modern rock band based out of Baltimore, Maryland. ==Biography== The band formed originally under the name Here Today out of the Baltimore`s modern rock/gothic music scene in the early 80`s. A single Whistle in the Yard drew some attention from CBS Record...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigil_(band)

  2. vigil
    [n] - a period of sleeplessness 2. [n] - a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=vigil

  3. Vigil
    Vig'il noun [ Middle English vigile , Latin vigilia , from vigil awake, watchful, probably akin to English wake : confer French vigile . See Wake , intransitive verb , and confer R...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/24

  4. vigil
    1. 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. 'Worn out by the labors and vigils of many months.' 'Nothing wears out a fine face like the vigils of the...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?vigil

  5. vigil
    noun a period of sleeplessness
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vigil

  6. 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. • (v. i.) Later, the day and the night preceding a feast. • (v. i.) Hence, devotion...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/vigil/

  7. Vigil
    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). ==Eves of religious celebrations== A vig...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigil



  1. vigil
    1. a period of sleeplessness
    2. a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
    3. a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

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  2. vigil
    vigil (vij'ul) [Lat.,=watch], in Christian calendars, eve of a feast, a day of penitential preparation. In ancient times worshipers gathered for vespers before a great feast and then waited outside the church until dawn for the liturgy (Mass). Traces of this practice survive in the East, but the...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0850873.html

  3. vigil
    Type: Term Pronunciation: vij′ĭl Definitions: 1. A state of wakefulness or sleeplessness.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=98619

  4. Vigil
    [album] Vigil is a studio album by The Easybeats, released 17 on October 1968. It was later reissued by Repertoire Records and included ten more tracks. ==Track listing== All songs written by Harry Vanda and George Young except as noted. ===Additional Repertoire Records tracks=== ===UK/Europ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigil_(album)

  5. Vigil
    [film] Vigil is a 1984 New Zealand drama film directed by Vincent Ward. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. The film was awarded three awards at the 1986 National Mutual GOFTA Awards: Best Cinematography (Alun Bollinger), Best Original Screenplay (Vincent Ward), and Best Produ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigil_(film)

  6. Vigil
    [horse] Vigil (foaled 1873) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigil_(horse)

  7. vigil
    1) A watch or a period of watchful attention maintained at night or at other times 2) Candlelight ceremony 3) Close watch 4) Night watch 5) Period of watching 6) Prayer ... 7) Surveillance 8) Wake 9) Wakefulness 10) Watch 11)
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/vigil/1

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