vestal
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ves·tal
(vĕs′təl)adj.
1.
a. Roman Mythology Of or relating to Vesta.
b. Relating to or characteristic of the vestal virgins.
2. Chaste; pure.
n.
1. A vestal virgin.
2. A woman who is a virgin.
3. A nun.
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vestal
(ˈvɛstəl)adj
1. chaste or pure; virginal
2. (Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta
n
3. a chaste woman; virgin
4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a rare word for nun11
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ves•tal
(ˈvɛs tl)adj.
1. of or pertaining to the goddess Vesta.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a vestal virgin; chaste.
n. 4. a chaste unmarried woman; virgin.
[1400–50; < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | vestal - a chaste woman adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
Adj. | 1. | vestal - of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin" |
2. | vestal - in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" chaste - morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste" |
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