vigil – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
vigil
n.
period of wakefulness during the night (particularly for the purpose of watching or guarding); time of prayer on the eve of a religious holiday
Vigil
A
vigil, from the
Latin vigilia meaning
wakefulness (
Greek:
pannychis, or
agrypnia ), is a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching, or an observance. The Italian word
vigilia has become generalized in this sense and means "eve" (as in
on the eve of the war).
vigil
Noun
1. a period of sleeplessness
(hypernym) wakefulness
2. a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
(synonym) watch
(hypernym) rite, religious rite
(hyponym) wake, viewing
(classification) religion, faith, religious belief
3. a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
(synonym) watch
(hypernym) surveillance
(hyponym) listening watch, continuous receiver watch
vigil
n.
bdění; zůstala vzhůru
vigil
Rzecz.
czuwanie całonocne
