vigil vs religious rite

vigil and religious rite both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vigil	Yes	No	No	No
religious rite	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, religious rite is a hypernym of vigil; that is, religious rite is a word with a broader meaning than vigil:

vigil: the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
religious rite: an established ceremony prescribed by a religion

Other hypernyms of vigil include rite.

vigil (noun)	religious rite (noun)
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe	an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
a period of sleeplessness