<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Wakefulness or watchfulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping: They passed many hours in vigil.</li><li>A watch or a period of watchful attention maintained at night or at other times: The nurse kept her vigil at the bedside of the dying man.</li><li>A quiet demonstration to support a cause, protest an injustice, honor the dead, etc.: A candlelight vigil in remembrance of the two fallen officers will be held tonight at sundown.</li><li>Ecclesiastical: Sometimes vigils. A nocturnal devotional exercise or service, especially on the eve before a church festival: The Easter vigil reflects on the holy sacraments as well as the resurrection and ascension of Christ.</li><li>The eve, or day and night, before a church festival, especially an eve that is a fast.</li><li>A period of wakefulness from inability to sleep.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>