vigil
English Thesaurus
1. a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | surveillance, |
| definition | : | close observation of a person or group (usually by the police) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | spying, |
| definition | : | keeping a secret or furtive watch (noun.act) |
2. the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | religious rite, rite, |
| definition | : | an established ceremony prescribed by a religion (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | viewing, wake, |
| definition | : | a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | agrypnia, |
| definition | : | a vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter) (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | faith, religion, religious belief, |
| definition | : | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny (noun.cognition) |
3. a period of sleeplessness (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | wakefulness, |
| definition | : | a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world (noun.cognition) |
4. a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe (noun.act)
| derivation | : | look on, watch, |
| definition | : | observe with attention (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | watch, |
| definition | : | observe or determine by looking (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | watch, |
| definition | : | look attentively (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | look on, watch, |
| definition | : | observe with attention (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | watch, |
| definition | : | observe or determine by looking (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | watch, |
| definition | : | look attentively (verb.perception) |
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