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A-Z: General definitions: Vigil
Definition
A time of prayer, a worship service or a period of fasting held during the night or on the day before a special Church festival. Vigils began very early in Christian history and were possibly influenced by the example of Jesus praying at night and by the parable of the Ten Virgins.
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1. An act of duty and devotion.
2. By extension, a religious ceremony offering obedience and worship to God.
Going without any food (and sometimes drink) for a specified period.
1. Term for a worshipping community of Christians.
2. The building in which Christians traditionally meet for worship.
3. The worldwide community of Christian believers.
Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church.
The name given to the man believed by Christians to be the Son of God. Also given the title Christ, meaning 'anointed one' or Messiah. His life is recorded most fully in the Four Gospels.
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