vigil

Meaning of vigil

noun
  1. An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
  2. A period of observation or surveillance at any hour.
    His dog kept vigil outside the hospital for eight days while he was recovering from an accident.
  3. The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.
  4. A quiet demonstration in support of a cause.
    The protesters kept vigil outside the conference centre in which the party congress was being held.

Information about vigil

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of vigil is: vigils.
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Hyphenation of vigil

vigil

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • vigil is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

vigil synonyms

Meaning watch:

watch

Meaning :

lookout

Words that rhyme with vigil

Rigil, rigil, strigil, sigil, Provigil, outvigil

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