vigil

Betekenis (Engels)

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.
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.

Verb

To participate in a vigil.

Concepten

inachtneming

naleving

observatie

opmerking

slapeloos

Waak

waarneming

Wake

wake

waken

vigilie

waak

Synoniemen

watch

⌚

wake

wakefulness

surveillance

agrypnia

remark

sentinel

shift

superintendence

vesper

vigilance

pernoctation

compliance

observation

night-waking

spending the night awake

comment

vigilance during the night

guard

💂

guardian

insomniac

observance

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈvɪd͡ʒəl/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English vigile (“a devotional watching”), from Old French vigile, from Latin vigilia (“wakefulness, watch”), from vigil (“awake”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong, lively, awake”). See also wake and vigor, from the same root.