Vigil meaning
The definition of a vigil is a quiet gathering, usually during normal sleeping hours.
An example of a vigil is a candlelight service for someone who died.
noun
The eve of a religious festival observed by staying awake as a devotional exercise.
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Ritual devotions observed on the eve of a holy day.
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The evening or day before a festival, or the devotional services held then.
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Origin of vigil
- Middle English vigile a devotional watching from Old French from Latin vigilia wakefulness, watch from vigil awake weg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English vigile (“a devotional watching"), from Old French vigile, from Latin vigilia (“wakefulness, watch"), from vigil (“awake"), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to be strong").
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