Look up: vigil

1. vigil
   [n] - a period of sleeplessness 2. [n] - a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
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2. 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...
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3. 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...
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4. vigil
   noun a period of sleeplessness
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5. 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...
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6. vigil
   
   • a period of sleeplessness
   • a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
   • a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
   
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7. 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...
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8. vigil
   Type: Term Pronunciation: vij′ĭl Definitions: 1. A state of wakefulness or sleeplessness.
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9. 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). E...
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10. 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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2C6UwPu1iQ Whistle in the...
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11. Vigil
    (album) `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. Track listing: All songs written by Harry Vanda & George Young except as noted. #"Good Times" - 3:23 #...
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