Definition of vigil light
: a candle lighted devotionally (as in a Roman Catholic church) before a shrine or image — called also
vigil candle
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People who attended the vigil lit a candle and spoke about the journalists who were killed and those who continue to cover their communities.
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First Known Use of vigil light
circa 1931
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