vigilancen.

Brit.

/ˈvɪdʒᵻləns/,

/ˈvɪdʒl̩n̩s/, U.S.

/ˈvɪdʒələns/

Forms: Also 1600s -ence.

Etymology: < French vigilance (= Spanish vigilancia , Portuguese vigilancia , Italian vigilanza ), or < Latin vigilantia : see vigilancy n. and -ance suffix.

a. The quality or character of being vigilant; watchfulness against danger or any action on the part of others; alertness or closeness of observation. committee of vigilance (U.S.) = vigilance committee n. at Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [noun]

wareness971

i-warnessa1250

awaitc1374

watch14..

circumspecta1513

vigilancy1537

vigilance1570

advigilancy1577

wait?1578

vigilantnessa1599

lookout1599

watchfulness1611

alert1801

wakefulness1830

outlook1879

monitoring1924

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [noun] > closeness of observation

vigilancy1537

vigilance1570

watchfulness1611

sharpness1823

society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > vigilante committee

vigilant men1824

committee of vigilance1837

vigilance committee1858

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Biii^v/1 Vigilance, vigilantia.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 14 In regard of which enormities, it behooved parents to represse and bridle their wilde and untamed affections with great care and vigilance.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iii. iii. 16 For now they are oppress'd with trauaile, they Will not, nor cannot vse such vigilance As when they are fresh.

1656 in E. Nicholas Nicholas Papers (1897) III. 261 Y^e discouery and preuention of his designes is attributed to y^e vigilance of Monke.

1713 R. Steele in Guardian 1 Apr. 1/2 A Soldier's [profession]..should put him upon this religious Vigilance.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. xi. 253 Thus we kept up our hopes, and did not abate of our vigilance.

1781 T. Jefferson Corr. in Wks. (1859) I. 284 His vigilance has..supplied the want of force in preventing the enemy from crossing the river.

1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. II. 139 He was brought to trial by the Committee of Vigilance; seven elders of the presbyterian church of Nashville being among his judges.

1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India I. i. ii. 45 The King is to provide for his safety by vigilance, and a state of preparation.

1857 J. H. Gihon Geary & Kansas 35 A committee of vigilance..was appointed, whose duty it was to observe and report all such persons [i.e. abolitionists].

1875 A. Helps Social Pressure iii. 40 Does not this one fact show what constant vigilance it requires to preserve the public health in a large city.

†b. A guard or watch. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > body of

wardc1000

watchc1380

guarda1513

scout-watch1523

satellitium1616

vigilance1667

wait1704

picket1847

honour guard1851

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 580 In at this Gate none pass The vigilance here plac't.

2. The state of being awake; spec. in Pathology, abnormal wakefulness, inability to sleep, insomnia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [noun] > wakefulness or sleeplessness > specific inability to sleep

watchfulness1596

insomnia1623

sleeplessness1646

vigilancy1657

vigily1665

vigilia1728

vigilance1749

insomnolence1822

insomnolencya1843

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. i. §3. 92 That moderate Degree of Contraction..which is observable in all the Muscles..during Vigilance.

1777 J. Priestley Matter & Spirit I. iv. 36 That imperfect manner [of thinking] which we call dreaming, and which is nothing more than an approach to a state of vigilance.

1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Pervigilium,..disinclination to sleep; watching; vigilance.

1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 25 The probability of its occurrence is still further increased if, in addition to a continuously high temperature, unusual restlessness or vigilance be present.

Compounds

vigilance committee n. U.S. a self-appointed committee for the maintenance of justice and order in an imperfectly organized community; hence, vigilance man, vigilance work.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > vigilante committee

vigilant men1824

committee of vigilance1837

vigilance committee1858

1858 N.Y. Tribune 30 Sept. As gross a violation of justice as vigilance committee or lynching mob was ever guilty of.

1871 J. Morley On Devel. Morals in Crit. Misc. 357 Whether the resource of the strongest be the thunders of Sinai or the rope of the Vigilance Committee.

1885 W. A. Coote in Life J. B. Paton (1914) xii. 211 The ordinary phases of vigilance work had failed to arouse their enthusiasm.

1892 A. C. Gunter Miss Dividends (1893) 84 They..had organized a Vigilance Committee before they built the town of Hamilton.

1892 A. C. Gunter Miss Dividends (1893) 85 The best citizens of these places were Vigilance men.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vigilance
释义	vigilancen. Brit. /ˈvɪdʒᵻləns/, /ˈvɪdʒl̩n̩s/, U.S. /ˈvɪdʒələns/ Forms: Also 1600s -ence. Etymology: < French vigilance (= Spanish vigilancia , Portuguese vigilancia , Italian vigilanza ), or < Latin vigilantia : see vigilancy n. and -ance suffix. 1. a. The quality or character of being vigilant; watchfulness against danger or any action on the part of others; alertness or closeness of observation. committee of vigilance (U.S.) = vigilance committee n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [noun] wareness971 i-warnessa1250 awaitc1374 watch14.. circumspecta1513 vigilancy1537 vigilance1570 advigilancy1577 wait?1578 vigilantnessa1599 lookout1599 watchfulness1611 alert1801 wakefulness1830 outlook1879 monitoring1924 the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [noun] > closeness of observation vigilancy1537 vigilance1570 watchfulness1611 sharpness1823 society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > vigilante committee vigilant men1824 committee of vigilance1837 vigilance committee1858 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Biii^v/1 Vigilance, vigilantia. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 14 In regard of which enormities, it behooved parents to represse and bridle their wilde and untamed affections with great care and vigilance. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iii. iii. 16 For now they are oppress'd with trauaile, they Will not, nor cannot vse such vigilance As when they are fresh. View more context for this quotation 1656 in E. Nicholas Nicholas Papers (1897) III. 261 Y^e discouery and preuention of his designes is attributed to y^e vigilance of Monke. 1713 R. Steele in Guardian 1 Apr. 1/2 A Soldier's [profession]..should put him upon this religious Vigilance. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. xi. 253 Thus we kept up our hopes, and did not abate of our vigilance. 1781 T. Jefferson Corr. in Wks. (1859) I. 284 His vigilance has..supplied the want of force in preventing the enemy from crossing the river. 1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. II. 139 He was brought to trial by the Committee of Vigilance; seven elders of the presbyterian church of Nashville being among his judges. 1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India I. i. ii. 45 The King is to provide for his safety by vigilance, and a state of preparation. 1857 J. H. Gihon Geary & Kansas 35 A committee of vigilance..was appointed, whose duty it was to observe and report all such persons [i.e. abolitionists]. 1875 A. Helps Social Pressure iii. 40 Does not this one fact show what constant vigilance it requires to preserve the public health in a large city. †b. A guard or watch. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > body of wardc1000 watchc1380 guarda1513 scout-watch1523 satellitium1616 vigilance1667 wait1704 picket1847 honour guard1851 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 580 In at this Gate none pass The vigilance here plac't. View more context for this quotation 2. The state of being awake; spec. in Pathology, abnormal wakefulness, inability to sleep, insomnia. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [noun] > wakefulness or sleeplessness > specific inability to sleep watchfulness1596 insomnia1623 sleeplessness1646 vigilancy1657 vigily1665 vigilia1728 vigilance1749 insomnolence1822 insomnolencya1843 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. i. §3. 92 That moderate Degree of Contraction..which is observable in all the Muscles..during Vigilance. 1777 J. Priestley Matter & Spirit I. iv. 36 That imperfect manner [of thinking] which we call dreaming, and which is nothing more than an approach to a state of vigilance. 1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Pervigilium,..disinclination to sleep; watching; vigilance. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 25 The probability of its occurrence is still further increased if, in addition to a continuously high temperature, unusual restlessness or vigilance be present. Compounds vigilance committee n. U.S. a self-appointed committee for the maintenance of justice and order in an imperfectly organized community; hence, vigilance man, vigilance work. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > vigilante committee vigilant men1824 committee of vigilance1837 vigilance committee1858 1858 N.Y. Tribune 30 Sept. As gross a violation of justice as vigilance committee or lynching mob was ever guilty of. 1871 J. Morley On Devel. Morals in Crit. Misc. 357 Whether the resource of the strongest be the thunders of Sinai or the rope of the Vigilance Committee. 1885 W. A. Coote in Life J. B. Paton (1914) xii. 211 The ordinary phases of vigilance work had failed to arouse their enthusiasm. 1892 A. C. Gunter Miss Dividends (1893) 84 They..had organized a Vigilance Committee before they built the town of Hamilton. 1892 A. C. Gunter Miss Dividends (1893) 85 The best citizens of these places were Vigilance men. 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