Definition of vigil

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

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Pervigilation :: Pervigilation (n.) Careful watching.
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.
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..
Vigilance :: Vigilance (n.) Guard; watch.
Wakeful :: Wakeful (a.) Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.
Alarm :: Alarm (v. t.) To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one) of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.
Evigilation :: Evigilation (n.) A waking up or awakening.
Invigilancy :: Invigilancy (n.) Want of vigilance; neglect of watching; carelessness.
Cerberus :: Cerberus (n.) A monster, in the shape of a three-headed dog, guarding the entrance into the infernal regions, Hence: Any vigilant custodian or guardian, esp. if surly..
Heedful :: Heedful (a.) Full of heed; regarding with care; cautious; circumspect; attentive; vigilant.
Sleep :: Sleep (v. i.) To be careless, inattentive, or uncouncerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly..
Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) Later, the day and the night preceding a feast..
Alarmed :: Alarmed (a.) Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger; agitated; disturbed; as, an alarmed neighborhood; an alarmed modesty..
Vigily :: Vigily (n.) A vigil.
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.
Invigilance :: Invigilance (n.) Alt. of Invigilanc.
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..
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..
Open-eyed :: Open-eyed (a.) With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant.
Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) Originally, the watch kept on the night before a feast..
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