pernoctate means to stay up all night; to pass the night (especially in prayer). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
pernoctate is pronounced /ˈpɜː.nɒk.teɪt/.
Why “pernoctate” is a great word
PERNOCTATE — [Verb] To remain somewhere, stationary, throughout the entire night. From the Latin pernoctāre, from per- ("through, entirely") + nox, noct- ("night"). Unlike noctivagate, which implies a restless wandering under darkness, or a vigil, which suggests a watchful but often ceremonial wakefulness, to pernoctate is to be fixed, to endure the night’s full duration in a single, defined place. It is the scholar marooned in the amber pool of a desk lamp, the traveler stranded on a cold station bench listening to its unfamiliar cadence, or the mourner motionless beside a sickbed—a quiet testament to the physical pact of occupying a space until the night has fully spent itself.
verb
- To stay up all night; to pass the night (especially in prayer).
- To stay all night.