Associations to the word «Vestal»

Wiktionary

VESTAL, adjective. Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
VESTAL, adjective. Pure; chaste.
VESTAL, noun. A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar.
VESTAL, noun. A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
VESTAL, noun. A nun.
VESTAL VIRGIN, noun. (literally) a virgin dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta
VESTAL VIRGIN, noun. A chaste woman
VESTAL VIRGINS, noun. Plural of vestal virgin

Dictionary definition

VESTAL, noun. A chaste woman.
VESTAL, adjective. Of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin".
VESTAL, adjective. In a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal".

Wise words

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