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watch night

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watch night
n.
1. New Year's Eve.
2. A religious service held on New Year's Eve.
watch night
n (in Protestant churches)
1. (Christianity / Protestantism)
a.  the night of December 24, during which a service is held to mark the arrival of Christmas Day
b.  the night of December 31, during which a service is held to mark the passing of the old year and the beginning of the new
2. (Christianity / Protestantism) the service held on either of these nights
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Noun1.watch night - a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve)
divine service, religious service, service - the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service"
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Then, said the women of the neighborhood, the whole church took on something fantastic, supernatural, horrible; eyes and mouths were opened, here and there; one heard the dogs, the monsters, and the gargoyles of stone, which keep watch night and day, with outstretched neck and open jaws, around the monstrous cathedral, barking.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
 
 
 
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