vestal

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Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

vestal

  1. Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
  2. Pure; chaste.

Translations [edit]

Of or pertaining ot Vesta
pure; chaste

Noun [edit]

vestal (plural vestals)

  1. A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar.
  2. A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
  3. A nun.

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Translations [edit]

A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar
A female virgin
A nun

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