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1. (n.) Vesta
the Roman goddess of the hearth: identified with the Greek goddess Hestia.
2. Vesta
(l.c.) Brit. a short friction match.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Vesta
(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
2. (noun) Vesta
the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
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1. (noun) Vesta
one of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia. She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on it, and the family round it
2. (noun) Vesta
an asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by Olbers in 1807
3. (noun) Vesta
a wax friction match
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Vesta
the Roman goddess of the hearth, identified with the Greek Hestia; was the guardian of domestic life and had a shrine in every household; had a temple in Rome in which a heaven-kindled fire was kept constantly burning and guarded by first four then six virgins called Vestals, whose persons were held sacred as well as their office, since any laxity in its discharge might be disastrous to the city.
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