vigil noun
1 when you stay awake to look after sb, etc.
ADJ. all-night, constant, round-the-clock, 24-hour Since the accident, the boy's parents have kept a constant vigil at his bedside. | bedside | lonely For three nights, the shepherd maintained his lonely vigil.
VERB + VIGIL keep, maintain He told the gatekeeper to keep vigil.
PREP. ~ over the husband's vigil over his dying wife
2 silent political protest; time of prayer
ADJ. candlelight/candlelit, night-time, nocturnal Protesters held a candlelit vigil against the war. | silent a silent vigil outside the presidential palace | prayer
VERB + VIGIL hold, stage | attend
PREP. ~ for a vigil for the murdered politician
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