vestal
English
Etymology
From Latin Vesta, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-. More at was.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vestal (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
- Pure; chaste.
- 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:
- Does money fail?—come to my mint—coin paper,
Till gold be at a discount, and ashamed
To show his bilious face, go purge himself,
In emulation of her vestal whiteness.
- Does money fail?—come to my mint—coin paper,
- 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:
Translations
of or pertaining to Vesta
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pure; chaste
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Noun
vestal (plural vestals)
- 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 woman who has never had sexual relations.
- A nun.
Translations
virgin consecrated to Vesta
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female virgin
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nun
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Anagrams
Spanish
Adjective
vestal m or f (masculine and feminine plural vestales)
Noun
vestal f (plural vestales)
- vestal (virgin)
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