vijil

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(Tıp) vigil
the eve of some religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions
a period of observation or surveillance
a watch kept during normal sleeping hours, especially over the body of a recently deceased or dying person
{n} the eve before a holyday, watch, wake
Hence, devotional watching; waking for prayer, or other religious exercises
Later, the day and the night preceding a feast
A religious service performed in the evening preceding a feast
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
(Gr olonychtia) Spiritual exercises during the night preceding the feast day of a saint or another major feast, observed by various spiritual preparations, prayers and services
A sequestered period of reflection in which a person contemplates becoming a Companion of a Peerage Order
a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
A Roman Catholic religious service held on the eve of the funeral service
A vigil is a period of time when people remain quietly in a place, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest. Protesters are holding a twenty-four hour vigil outside the socialist party headquarters. If someone keeps a vigil or keeps vigil somewhere, they remain there quietly for a period of time, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest. She kept a vigil at Patrick's bedside
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
The eve, or day before, a feast
{i} period of wakefulness during the night (particularly for the purpose of watching or guarding); time of prayer on the eve of a religious holiday
Originally, the watch kept on the night before a feast
the day before
a period of sleeplessness
a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival) a period of sleeplessness
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