death vigil
Bedside final hours
A death vigil is the practice of staying at the bedside of someone who is dying, keeping watch during their final hours or days.
Family members, friends, or caregivers maintain presence and offer comfort as death approaches: The family kept a death vigil through the night.
The practice reflects both practical caregiving and the desire that no one die alone.
- bedsideNear the mattress
- bedside mannerPhysician's interpersonal approach
- candlesWax lights with wicks
- deathbedDying person's resting place
- mourningPeriod following loss
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- hospice carehospice, hospice care, hospice doctor, hospice aide, hospice volunteer
- vigilsdeathwatch, wake
- burial customsburial, burial rites, burials, burial customs, tombs
- spiritual healinghealing prayer, spiritual healing, faith healing, divine healing, laying on of hands
- funeral prayersrequiem, memorial prayer, committal, requiem mass, funeral mass
death vigilbirth celebration
Event honoring new life
baby shower · christening · baptism · naming ceremony · bris
death vigilfuneral
Service honoring the dead
wake · memorial service · burial · funeral rites · shiva
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