vestal virgin

noun

Etymology

From Latin; virgines Vestales referred to the priestesses in charge of the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta in Rome.

Definitions

  1. A virgin dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta.

  2. A chaste woman.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA