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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 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.
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.
Vigil definition: wakefulness or watchfulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping. See examples of VIGIL used in a sentence.
noun. /ˈvɪdʒɪl/ [countable, uncountable] a period of time when people do not sleep, 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. Extra Examples. Word Origin. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
vigil. (ˈvɪdʒɪl) n. 1. a purposeful watch maintained, esp at night, to guard, observe, pray, etc. 2. the period of such a watch. 3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) RC Church Church of England the eve of certain major festivals, formerly observed as a night spent in prayer: often marked by fasting and abstinence and a special Mass and divine office. 4.
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. Definitions on the go.
VIGIL definition: a period when people stay somewhere quietly in order to show that they support someone, disagree…. Learn more.
vigil. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English vig‧il /ˈvɪdʒəl/ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 a period of time, especially during the night, when you stay awake in order to pray, remain with someone who is ill, or watch for danger Eva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter’s hospital bedside. 2 a silent political ...
