Definitions for vestalˈvɛs tl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ves•talˈvɛs tl(adj.)
of or pertaining to the goddess Vesta.
Category: Mythology
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a vestal virgin; chaste.
Category: Mythology
Ref: vestal virgin.
a chaste unmarried woman; virgin.
Origin of vestal:
1400–50; < L
Princeton's WordNet
vestal(adj)
a chaste woman
vestal(adj)
of or relating to Vesta
"vestal virgin"
pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous(adj)
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"
Wiktionary
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(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
vestal(Adjective)
Pure; chaste.
Webster Dictionary
Vestal(adj)
of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste
Vestal(adj)
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(adj)
a virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun
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