Finnish Meaning of vigil

valvojaiset

Other Finnish words related to valvojaiset

Definitions and Meaning of vigil in English

Wordnet

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

Webster

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

valvojaiset

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

valvonta,kello,Tarkastus,näköalapaikka,havainto,valvonta,noudattaminen,tarkastelu

No antonyms found.

vigesimo-quarto => kahdeskymmenesneljäs, vigesimation => vigesimaatio, vigesimal => vigesimaalinen, vigee-lebrun => Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, vifda => vifda,