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vestal

[ ves-tl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the goddess Vesta.
  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of a vestal virgin; chaste; pure.


noun

  1. a chaste unmarried woman; virgin.
  2. a nun.

vestal

/ ˈvɛstəl /

adjective

  1. chaste or pure; virginal
  2. of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta
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noun

  1. a chaste woman; virgin
  2. a rare word for nun 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vestal1

1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin vestālis. See Vesta, -al 1
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Example Sentences

The Vestal virgins received especial honor, and were appointed by the Pontifex Maximus.

"The vestal virgins here are old men," replied Ralph, wickedly pleased to get a joke on the lady.

He has now decided to void the virginity of the vestal, and to assume that she was in reality a demon, and not a being of earth.

Who does not remember "Beechenbrook," that pure Vestal in the temple of Mars?

Four or five hours ago she had entered that car as "free from the trammels of passion" as a vestal virgin.

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