a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe | loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person |
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
a small portable timepiece | complete confidence in a person or plan etc |
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | an institution to express belief in a divine power |
a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty | |
the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty | |