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   vigil

   /ˈvɪdʒ(ɪ)l/

   noun

   • 1. a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray: "my birdwatching vigils lasted for hours"
   • ▪ a stationary, peaceful demonstration in support of a particular cause, typically without speeches: "the group held a candlelight vigil outside the jail"
   • 2. (in the Christian Church) the eve of a festival or holy day as an occasion of religious observance.
   • ▪ nocturnal devotions.

   Word Origin Middle English (in vigil (sense 2)): via Old French from Latin vigilia, from vigil ‘awake’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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