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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVigilia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bee-hee-lee-ah
"Organizaron una vigilia en memoria de las víctimas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray.
"The community held a vigil for the victims of the tragedy." - 2
A gathering of people to honor or remember someone who has died.
"They organized a candlelight vigil in memory of the fallen hero."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'vigil' originates from the Latin 'vigilare', meaning 'to be awake'. It evolved through Old French 'vigile' before entering Middle English, where it retained the meaning of a period of wakefulness, especially for religious observance or remembrance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vigil" is said worldwide
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Veillée
Transliteration: vay-yay
"Ils ont organisé une veillée en mémoire des victimes."
Wache
Transliteration: vah-khuh
"Die Gemeinde hielt eine Wache für die Opfer der Tragödie."
Veglia
Transliteration: veh-glee-ah
"Hanno organizzato una veglia in memoria del defunto."
Vigilia
Transliteration: bee-hee-lee-ah
"Organizaron una vigilia en memoria de las víctimas."
Vigília
Transliteration: vee-zhee-lee-ah
"Eles organizaram uma vigília em memória das vítimas."
विजिल
Transliteration: vijil
"उन्होंने शहीदों की याद में एक विजिल आयोजित की।"
守夜
Transliteration: shǒu yè
"他们为遇难者举行了守夜。"
철야
Transliteration: cheol-ya
"그들은 희생자를 기리기 위해 철야를 열었습니다."
徹夜
Transliteration: tetsuya
"彼らは犠牲者を追悼するために徹夜を行いました。"
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