VESTAL

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.
  2. A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
  3. A nun.

Adjective

vestal

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


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