Synonyms:
watch, vigil
Meaning: a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
Synonyms:
vigil, watch
Meaning: the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
Synonyms:
vigil
Meaning: a period of sleeplessness
Usage examples
Was the child determined to share her vigil?
Thank goodness, it's not cold to-day or we might have a chilly vigil.
It was a most melancholy vigil and ended by each of us falling asleep in our chairs.
It appeared that Randolph's vigil was in fact triumphantly prolonged, for Winterbourne strolled about with the young girl for some time without meeting her mother.