watch meeting

noun

a religious meeting or service on watch night, terminating on the arrival of the new year.
Also called watch-night service [woch-nahyt] /ˈwɒtʃˌnaɪt/.

Origin of watch meeting

First recorded in 1895–1900

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

Example sentences 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