Definition of vigil

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Vigil (v. i.) A religious service performed in the evening preceding a feast.

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Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) A religious service performed in the evening preceding a feast.
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.
Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) Originally, the watch kept on the night before a feast..
Pervigilation :: Pervigilation (n.) Careful watching.
Vigilant :: Vigilant (a.) Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary..
Vigilance :: Vigilance (n.) The quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness.
Alert :: Alert (a.) Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.
Jealous :: Jealous (a.) Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful.
Patriotic :: Patriotic (a.) Inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance..
Wakeful :: Wakeful (a.) Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.
Heedful :: Heedful (a.) Full of heed; regarding with care; cautious; circumspect; attentive; vigilant.
Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) Hence, devotional watching; waking for prayer, or other religious exercises..
Watchful :: Watchful (a.) Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits..
Alarmed :: Alarmed (a.) Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger; agitated; disturbed; as, an alarmed neighborhood; an alarmed modesty..
Sleep :: Sleep (v. i.) To be careless, inattentive, or uncouncerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly..
Ward :: Ward (v. i.) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
Sentinel :: Sentinel (n.) A marine crab (Podophthalmus vigil) native of the Indian Ocean, remarkable for the great length of its eyestalks; -- called also sentinel crab..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night..
Invigilance :: Invigilance (n.) Alt. of Invigilanc.
Aware :: Aware (a.) Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
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