A '''vigil''' (from the ''Latin'' vigilia, [[meaning]] [[wakefulness]]) is a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for [[devotional]] watching, or an observance. The Italian word vigilia has become generalized in this sense and means "eve" (as in on the eve of the [[war]]). | A '''vigil''' (from the ''Latin'' vigilia, [[meaning]] [[wakefulness]]) is a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for [[devotional]] watching, or an observance. The Italian word vigilia has become generalized in this sense and means "eve" (as in on the eve of the [[war]]). |