vigil
(noun)
noun
1. a period of sleeplessness
Definition categories: thought, wakefulness
2. the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
Similar word(s): watch
Definition categories: act, rite
3. a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
Similar word(s): watch
Definition categories: act, surveillance
Sentences with vigil as a noun:
- His dog kept vigil outside the hospital for eight days while he was recovering from an accident.
- The protesters kept vigil outside the conference centre in which the party congress was being held.