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English noun: vigil

1. vigil (cognition) a period of sleeplessness


Broader (hypernym)wakefulness

2. vigil (act) the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)


Synonymswatch


Broader (hypernym)religious rite, rite


Narrower (hyponym)agrypnia, viewing, wake


Domain categoryfaith, religion, religious belief

3. vigil (act) a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe


Synonymswatch


Broader (hypernym)surveillance


Narrower (hyponym)continuous receiver watch, listening watch, spying









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