Vestal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Roman Mythology Of or relating to Vesta.
  • adj. Roman Mythology Relating to or characteristic of the vestal virgins.
  • adj. Chaste; pure.
  • n. Roman Mythology A vestal virgin.
  • n. A woman who is a virgin.
  • n. A nun.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
  • adj. Pure; chaste.
  • n. A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar.
  • n. A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
  • n. A nun.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste.
  • n. A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar.
  • n. A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to Vesta, the classical goddess of the sacred fire and of the household and the state.
  • Pertaining to or characteristic of a vestal virgin or a nun.
  • n. Among the ancient Romans, a virgin consecrated to Vesta and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was kept perpetually burning upon her altar.
  • n. Hence A virgin; a woman of spotless chastity; sometimes, a virgin who devotes her life entirely to the service of religion; a nun; a religieuse.
  • n. In entomology: The geometrid moth Sterrha sacraria: popularly so called in England, A gossamer-winged butterfly; any member of the Vestales.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of or relating to Vesta
  • adj. in a state of sexual virginity
  • n. a chaste woman
    • Equivalent
    chaste   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    woman    adult female   
    Form
    vestalian   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    chaste    virgin   
    Same Context
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