vestal
adj/ˈvɛs.t(ə)l/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Vestālis.
- learned borrowing from Vestālis
Definitions
Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
Pure
Pure; chaste.
- Does money fail?—come to my mint—coin paper, Till gold be at a discount, and ashamed To show his bilious face, go purge himself, In emulation of her vestal whiteness.
A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was…
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.
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A female virgin
A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
A nun.
Alternative form of vestal (Pertaining to the goddess Vesta)
Synonym of Vestan (Pertaining to the asteroid Vesta)
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for vestal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA