Vigil (band)
WordNet
noun
(1) A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
(2) The rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
(3) A period of sleeplessness
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Etymology
, from , from , from , from .
Noun
- a watch kept during normal sleeping hours, especially over the body of a recently deceased or dying person
- a period of observation or surveillance
- the eve of some religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions
Noun
vigil (plural: vigiles)