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vigil
[ vij-uhl ]
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 quiet demonstration to support a cause, protest an injustice, honor the dead, etc.:
A candlelight vigil in remembrance of the two fallen officers will be held tonight at sundown.
- Ecclesiastical.
- Sometimes vigils. a nocturnal devotional exercise or service, especially on the eve before a church festival:
The Easter vigil reflects on the holy sacraments as well as the resurrection and ascension of Christ.
- the eve, or day and night, before a church festival, especially an eve that is a fast.
- a period of wakefulness from inability to sleep.
vigil
/ 藞惫瑟诲萧瑟濒 /
noun
- a purposeful watch maintained, esp at night, to guard, observe, pray, etc
- the period of such a watch
- 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
- a period of sleeplessness; insomnia
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of vigil1
Example Sentences
Earlier this week, the organization hosted a faith vigil where local clergy and leaders sang, prayed and called for Abrego Garcia's return.
Relatives desperate for news of their missing loved ones have been holding vigils at the scene.
On Thursday, the family of the boy held a vigil where his body was discovered.
Their family said they "brought the sparkle to life" and will be missed "for eternity" during an emotional vigil in Liverpool shortly after Williams' death.
Following his death fans gathered at the nearby Strawberry Fields memorial in Central Park for an all-day vigil, with musicians playing Lennon's songs while the crowd sang along.
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