watch meeting

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noun

a religious meeting or service on watch night, terminating on the arrival of the new year.

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Words nearby watch meeting

watch fire, watch guard, watch it, watch like a hawk, watch list, watch meeting, watch my dust, watch night, watch one's step, watch out, watch over

Origin of watch meeting

First recorded in 1895–1900

Also called watch-night service

[woch-nahyt] /ˈwɒtʃˌnaɪt/.

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Examples from the Web for watch meeting

Last night after a very successful and powerful meeting at Chambers' Schoolhouse we came to the watch-meeting at Albion.
Birth of a Reformation|Andrew Byers
"I wish you would come to the watch-meeting to-night," she said, wistfully.
In League with Israel|Annie F. Johnston