| NOUN | cognition | vigil | a period of sleeplessness |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | vigil, watch | the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) | |
| act | vigil, watch | a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe / observe |
| Sounds | vih'jhahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A period of sleeplessness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | wakefulness | A periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world |
| Spanish | trasnochada, velación, vela, vigilia | |
| Catalan | vetlla, vigília | |
| Meaning | The rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | watch | |
| Category | religion, faith, religious belief | A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
| Narrower | agrypnia | A vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter) |
| wake, viewing | A vigil held over a corpse the night before burial | |
| Broader | rite, religious rite | An established ceremony prescribed by a religion |
| Spanish | vela, vigilia | |
| Catalan | vigília | |
| Meaning | A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe / observe. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | watch | |
| Narrower | listening watch, continuous receiver watch | A watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch |
| spying | Keeping a secret or furtive watch | |
| Broader | surveillance | Close observation of a person or group (usually by the police) |
| Spanish | supervisión, vigilia | |
| Catalan | guarda | |
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