vigil
[noun]
Synonyms: lookout, surveillance, tout, vigilance, watch, watch and ward

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

vig‧il /ˈvɪdʒəl, ˈvɪdʒɪl/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: vigile, from Latin vigilia 'staying awake, keeping watch', from vigil 'awake']

1. a period of time, especially during the night, when you stay awake in order to pray, remain with someone who is ill, or watch for danger:
Eva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter’s hospital bedside.

2. a silent political protest in which people wait outside a building, especially during the night
silent/candle-lit vigil
2,000 demonstrators held a candle-lit vigil outside the embassy.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

vigil
noun
I. 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

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

vigil
II. 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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