NOUN | cognition | vigil | a period of sleeplessness |
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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 | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | A period of sleeplessness. | |
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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). | |
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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. | |
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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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