Dutch Meaning of vigil
wake
Other Dutch words related to wake
Nearest Words of vigil
Definitions and Meaning of vigil in English
vigil (n)
a period of sleeplessness
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
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.
Hence, devotional watching; waking for prayer, or other religious exercises.
Originally, the watch kept on the night before a feast.
Later, the day and the night preceding a feast.
A religious service performed in the evening preceding a feast.
FAQs About the word vigil
wake
a period of sleeplessness, the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival), a purposeful surveillance to guard
toezicht,horloge,Inspectie,uitkijk,observatie,toezicht,handhaving,onderzoek
No antonyms found.
vigesimo-quarto => vierentwintigste, vigesimation => vigesimatie, vigesimal => vigesimaal, vigee-lebrun => Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, vifda => vifda,
