Definition for VI'AL

VI'AL, n. [Fr. viole; Gr. φιαλη; L. phiala.]

A phial; a small bottle of thin glass, used particularly by apothecaries and druggists. Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it on his head. 1 Sam. x. Vials of God's wrath, in Scripture, are the execution of his wrath upon the wicked for their sins. Rev. xvi.

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