vigil

Meanings

Plural: vigils

Noun

a period of sleeplessness
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
A period of observation or surveillance at any hour.
The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.
A quiet demonstration in support of a cause.

Verb

To participate in a vigil.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English vigile (“a devotional watching”), from Old French vigile, from Latin vigilia (“wakefulness, watch”), from vigil (“awake”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong, lively, awake”). Doublet of Wigilia. See also wake and vigor, from the same root.

Synonyms

look-out, lookout, qui vive, watch

Scrabble Score: 9

vigil is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
vigil is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vigil is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

vigil is a valid Words With Friends word