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Vestal
/ˈvɛs.t(ə)l/
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 vestal virgin.
📖 Definitions of "Vestal"
noun
- 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; a vestal virgin.
- 2
A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
- 3
A nun.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
- 2
Pure; chaste.
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