vigil light

noun

a small candle in a church lighted as a devotional act.
a candle or small light kept burning before a shrine, icon, etc.

vigil light

noun

a small candle lit as an act of personal devotion before a shrine or statue, usually in a church
a small lamp kept permanently burning before such a shrine or statue

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vigil light¹

First recorded in 1930–35

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Example Sentences

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She said the use of “so-called electric vigil lights” is prohibited under guidelines issued by the U.S.

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Alvin Ailey dancers flicker like vigil lights in a dark theater.

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Items cemetery staff will remove and discard include vigil lights, statues, floral decorations, fences, boxes, toys, vases, glass, wood signs, cement blocks, and similar articles.

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The vigil light no longer contained oil but was an electric bulb.

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He sat in one of the pews next to a bank of vigil lights and decorated his hands, his packages stacked beside him.

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Vigilius Vigil Mass

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