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virgo intacta

British

/ ˈvɜːɡəʊ ɪnˈtæktə /

noun

a girl or woman whose hymen has not been broken

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Etymology

Origin of virgo intacta

Latin, literally: untouched virgin

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Compare also Ezek. xvi., where Israel, before her marriage, appears as a virgo intacta.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm

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