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P / pervĭgĭlĭum
noun

pervĭgĭlĭum

gen. pervĭgĭlii · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
a watching all night; a remaining awake; sitting up all night long
a watching all night, a remaining awake or sitting up all night long.
In gen., Plin. 11, 53, 118, § 283: pervigilio fatigati, Just. 13, 8, 6: inter… •
In gen., Plin. 11, 53, 118, § 283: pervigilio fatigati, Just. 13, 8, 6: inter cotidiana pervigilia fessus, Sen. Ira, 3, 29, 1.—
a devotional watching; a vigil; the name of a little Latin poem by an unknown author ••
In partic., a devotional watching, a vigil: castra pervigilio neglecta, Liv 23, 35: celebrare, Tac. A. 15, 44: indicere, Suet. Calig. 54: pervigilio anniversario colere, id. Galb. 4: agere, id. Vit. 10; Plin. 18, 12, 32, § 124: Pervigilium Veneris, the name of a little Latin poem by an unknown author, of perhaps the second century A. D.
Perseus ID: n35731 Key: pervigilium