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vestal

/ˈvɛs.t(ə)l/

noun

Meaning

  • 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.

  • A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.

  • A nun.

adjective

Meaning

  • Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.

  • Pure; chaste.