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A vigil, from the Latin ''vigilia'' meaning ''wakefulness'' (Greek: ''pannychis'', or ''agrypnia'' ), is a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching, or an observance. The Italian word ''vigilia'' has become genera ...
is a period of purposeful sleeplessness or watchfulness.
Vigil may also refer to:
Film, television and theatre
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''Vigil'' (film), a 1984 New Zealand film directed by Vincent Ward
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''The Vigil'' (1914 film), an American short silent drama film
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''The Vigil'' (1998 film), a Canadian comedy film
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''The Vigil'' (2019 film), an American horror film
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''Vigil'' (TV series), a British police procedural television serial set on the fictional submarine HMS ''Vigil''
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"The Vigil" (''Dynasty'' 1984), a television episode
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"The Vigil" (''Dynasty'' 1986), a television episode
* The Vigil, fictional creatures from the ''Doctor Who'' episode "
The Rings of Akhaten
"The Rings of Akhaten" is the seventh episode of the Doctor Who (series 7), seventh series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', first broadcast on BBC One on 6 April 2013. It was written by Neil Cross and directed b ...
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''Vigil'' (musical), a 2017 Australian musical by Steve Vizard and Joe Chindamo
Literature
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Jagari'' (English: ''The Vigil''), a 1945 novel by Satinath Bhaduri
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Wraith (Image Comics)
Spencer Bridges is a fictional character, a comic book superhero, and member of the superhero team Dynamo 5, which appears in the series of the same name from Image Comics. Created by writer Jay Faerber and artist Mahmud A. Asrar, he first appeared ...
, or Vigil, a comic book character
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''Vigil'' (novel), a 2016 novel by Angela Slatter
Music
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Vigil (band), a 1980s American rock band
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''Vigil'' (album), by the Easybeats, 1968
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''The Vigil'' (album), by Chick Corea, 2013
* "Vigil", a song by Fish from ''
Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors'', 1990
* "Vigil", a song by Lamb of God from ''
As the Palaces Burn
''As the Palaces Burn'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God, released under Prosthetic Records on May 6, 2003. The album was produced by Devin Townsend and the band itself, and received considerably more airplay th ...
'', 2003
* "The Vigil", a song by Blue Öyster Cult from ''
Mirrors
A mirror or looking glass is an object that Reflection (physics), reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the ...
'', 1979
Video games
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Vigil: Blood Bitterness'', a 2006 video game
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Vigil Games, a defunct American game developer
Other uses
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Candlelight vigil, a method of remembrance, especially following a tragedy
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Vigil (horse)
Vigil (foaled 1873) was an American Champion Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technica ...
(foaled 1873), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
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Vigil (liturgy), a night prayer service in ancient Christianity
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Vigil (surname) Vigil ( ) is a Spanish surname.
Origin
The Vigil surname comes from the word "vigil," which is from the Latin "vigilia," meaning "wakefulness." Richard D. Woods and Grace Alvarez-Altman write that the surname is, "descendant of Vigil (watchful); on ...
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Vigil Honor
It is important to distinguish between ''awards,'' ''honors,'' and ''membership levels'' in the Order of the Arrow – the honor camping society of the Boy Scouts of America. The Founder's Award, the Red Arrow Award, and the Distinguished Serv ...
, a Boy Scouts of America Order of the Arrow honor
* Vigil, a village in the parish of
Santa Eulalia de Vigil
Santolaya de Vixil is a parish (administrative division) in Siero, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. The center is about from the capital, Pola de Siero
Pola de Siero (in Asturian and ...
, Asturias, Spain
* ''The Vigil'', an 1884 painting by
John Pettie
John Pettie (Edinburgh 17 March 1839 – 21 February 1893 Hastings) was a painter from Edinburgh who spent most of his career in London. He became a member of the Royal Academy in 1866 and a full academician in 1874.
As an enthusiastic a ...
See also
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Vigiles'', firefighters and nightwatchmen of Ancient Rome
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