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PRONUNCIATION OF VIGIL LIGHT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIGIL LIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vigil light is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VIGIL LIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vigil light in the English dictionary

The definition of vigil light in the dictionary is a small candle lit as an act of personal devotion before a shrine or statue, usually in a church. Other definition of vigil light is a small lamp kept permanently burning before such a shrine or statue.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VIGIL LIGHT

vig
viga
vigesimal
vigia
vigil
Vigil Mass
vigilance
vigilance committee
vigilance man
vigilant
vigilante
vigilantism
vigilantly
vigilantness
vigintillion
vigneron
vignette
vignetter
vignetting
vignettist

WORDS THAT END LIKE VIGIL LIGHT

back-up light
backlight
bright
come to light
daylight
delight
flashlight
flight
green light
headlight
highlight
in mid-flight
light
moonlight
red light
slight
spotlight
starlight
sunlight
the spotlight
twilight

Synonyms and antonyms of vigil light in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vigil light» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIGIL LIGHT

Find out the translation of vigil light to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vigil light from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vigil light» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

守夜灯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

luz vigilia
570 millions of speakers

English

vigil light
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निगरानी प्रकाश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضوء قفة احتجاجية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бдение свет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

luz de vigília
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাগরণ আলো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lumière de veille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cahaya berjaga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mahnwache Licht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

通夜ライト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

철야 빛
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lampu srengenge
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ánh sáng buổi cầu nguyện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விழி வெளிச்சம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जागरुक प्रकाश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nöbetçi ışık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

luce veglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czuwanie światło
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бдіння світло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lumina de veghe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καντήλι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nagwaak lig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vaka ljus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

våkenatt lys
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vigil light

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIGIL LIGHT»

The term «vigil light» is used very little and occupies the 188.827 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VIGIL LIGHT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vigil light

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIGIL LIGHT»

Discover the use of vigil light in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vigil light and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Medieval Monastic Preaching
Light from the Paschal vigil, light from Benedict's vigil, light from the Christmas preface and the annunciation to the shepherds, all in sixteen words of a single sentence! The liturgical culture of twelfth-century Cistercian monks One might object.
Carolyn Muessig, 1998
2
The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth
... in Jesus' Resurrection would you give to someone who is struggling to believe that it really happened? How does your belief in the Resurrection of Christ affect your other beliefs, your attitudes, and your actions? !PrayIt Easter Vigil: Light ...
Brian Singer-Towns, 2008
3
Behind the Wall
The third thing our little carpentry shop made was a plant stand, or a Vigil Light stand. It had a three-tiered base and top with a square tubular trunk. There was some beautiful wooden trim lying around in the attic, which I used to cover the trunk.
Elizabeth Ann Kuhn, 2011
4
Houses of God: Religious Architecture for a New Millennium
Soft, translucent, wave-patterned art-glass shields the room's occupants from public view, while suggesting to the passerby that this is a unique space worthy of investigation. The chapel design revolves around the vigil light as a welcoming  ...
Michael J. Crosbie, 2006
5
A Working Manual for Altar Guilds: Third Edition
If there is no tabernacle the sacrament is placed upon the altar, veiled as stated, with a vigil light burning before it. Traditionally the vigil lasts until Good Friday morning. However, in some parishes the watch is kept only until night on Thursday.
Dorothy C. Diggs, 1988
6
Derrida and Joyce: Texts and Contexts
... matricide forms a pair with infanticide. The specter of the night watch or vigil light is a phantasm that fantasizes, that phantasmates, transforming into phantasm everything that would like to touch it. Maternity is generative of the 94 DERRIDA ...
Andrew J. Mitchell, Sam Slote, 2013
7
Rebel with a Just Cause: A Political Journey Against the ...
Since I had moved to my brother's room, I had a vigil light hanging on a nail over my head. I adjusted it so close over my head that if I held a book while lying and exposing the page to the vigil light, I could read. There were occasions when I ...
Spas Raĭkin, 2001
8
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 4. Works of Art, Etc. New ...
Number of entries of Commercial Prints included in the Catalog since Jan. 1, 1941 8, 612 LABELS. no. 6, 1941 10435 For candles : Burn a vigil light. © June 2, 1941 ; KK7077. Burn a vigil light for your absent boy. © June 2, 1941 ; KK 7075.
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1941
9
If I Am Found Worthy: The Life of Willam C. Kruegler, M. M.
As Nagle's head bobbed lower and lower, one of them carefully placed a burning vigil light on his classmates desk. It was the type found in churches and burnt before statues of saints. Students seated near Nagle watched gleefully, while the  ...
Elizabeth Roach, 2000
10
The Saint Amongst Us
The vigil light contains water at the bottom, followed by pure olive oil and then is lit with a wick. The monks pour in olive oil to maintain the continuous flame. Dionysios lowered the vigil light and soaked a piece of cotton with the holy oil and ...
Christine Marketos-Cuomo, 2011

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Vigil light [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/vigil-light>. Apr 2024 ».
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