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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A passing the night in sleeplessness or in watching or prayer; a vigil lasting all night; specifically, in the early Christian ch., a religious vigil held through the entire night immediately previous to a given festival.
  2. n. A staying out all night.

Wiktionary

  1. n. An overnight stay; action (or instance) of abiding through the night at a location.
  2. n. The action (or an instance) of walking about at night, especially as a vigil or watch.
  3. n. Christianity A religious watch kept during normal sleeping hours, during which prayers or other ceremonies are performed.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. The act or state of passing the whole night; a remaining all night.

Etymologies

  1. From Late Latin pernoctātiō ("a spending the night"). (Wiktionary)

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  • whichbe The act of staying up all night; an all-night vigil. May 12, 2008

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