/
ˈvɪdʒɪl/
n.
- a period of staying awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray.
- (in the Christian Church) the eve of a festival or holy day as an occasion of religious observance.
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(vigils)
nocturnal devotions.
- a stationary, peaceful demonstration in support of a cause.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. vigilia, from vigil ‘awake’.
