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- Dictionaryvig·il/ˈvijəl/
noun
- 1. a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray: "my birdwatching vigils lasted for hours"
- 2. (in the Christian Church) the eve of a festival or holy day as an occasion of religious observance.
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The meaning of VIGIL is the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary; also : a period of wakefulness. How to use vigil in a sentence.
a period of staying awake to be with someone who is ill or to call public attention to something: The boy’s parents kept a long vigil in his hospital room. A candlelight vigil on the steps of the courthouse was held to protest the verdict in this trial.
A vigil is when you stay alert to guard something, as when you keep vigil over your hen house when the foxes are out. A vigil can also be solemn, as when a candlelight vigil is held for victims of a tragedy.
noun. wakefulness or watchfulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping: They passed many hours in vigil. 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.
a period of staying awake to be with someone who is ill or to call public attention to something: The boy’s parents kept a long vigil in his hospital room. A candlelight vigil on the steps of the courthouse was held to protest the verdict in this trial.
A vigil is a period of time when people remain quietly in a place, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest. Protesters are holding a twenty-four hour vigil outside the party headquarters.
The act or a period of observing; surveillance. American Heritage. Similar definitions. The evening or day before a festival, or the devotional services held then. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Ritual devotions observed on the eve of a holy day. American Heritage. Synonyms: watch. service. wake. lookout. guard. surveillance. prayers.
noun. /ˈvɪdʒəl/ [countable, uncountable] a period of time when people stay awake, especially at night, in order to watch a sick person, say prayers, protest, etc. His parents kept a round-the-clock vigil at his bedside. Students held a candlelit vigil against the war. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
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.
VIGIL definition: a period when people stay somewhere quietly in order to show that they support someone, disagree…. Learn more.
