vestal virgin

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin; virgines Vestales referred to the priestesses in charge of the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta in Rome

Noun

vestal virgin (plural vestal virgins)

1. (literally) A virgin dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta.
2. A chaste woman.

Translations

servant of Vesta

• Esperanto: vestalo
• Irish: maighdean veisteach f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: веста́лка (ru) f (vestálka)