Definition of vigil

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

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Argus :: Argus (n.) One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
Invigilance :: Invigilance (n.) Alt. of Invigilanc.
Pervigilation :: Pervigilation (n.) Careful watching.
Jealous :: Jealous (a.) Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful.
Nightly :: Nightly (a.) Of or pertaining to the night, or to every night; happening or done by night, or every night; as, nightly shades; he kept nightly vigils..
Wakeful :: Wakeful (a.) Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.
Heedful :: Heedful (a.) Full of heed; regarding with care; cautious; circumspect; attentive; vigilant.
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.
Wake :: Wake (n.) An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess..
Vigily :: Vigily (n.) A vigil.
Unwary :: Unwary (a.) Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.
Aware :: Aware (a.) Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) Later, the day and the night preceding a feast..
Ward :: Ward (v. i.) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
Evigilation :: Evigilation (n.) A waking up or awakening.
Awake :: Awake (a.) Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action.
Vigil :: 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..
Vigilancy :: Vigilancy (n.) Vigilance.
Open-eyed :: Open-eyed (a.) With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant.
Vigilance :: Vigilance (n.) Watchfulness in respect of danger; care; caution; circumspection.
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