About The Word Vestal
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Vestal
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What's The Definition Of Vestal?
[n] a chaste woman
[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" [adj] of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin" Synonyms | Synonyms for Vestal: chaste | pure | virgin | virginal | virtuous Related Terms | Find terms related to Vestal: See Also | adult female | woman Vestal In Webster's Dictionary \Ves"tal\, a. [L. Vestalis belonging to Vesta, vestal.
See {Vesta}.]
Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth;
hence, pure; chaste.
\Ves"tal\, n. [L. Vestalis (sc. virgo): cf. F. vestale. See {Vestal}, a.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar. Note: The Vestals were originally four, but afterward six, in number. Their term of service lasted thirty years, the period of admission being from the sixth to the tenth year of the candidate's age. 2. A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun. How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! --Pope. |
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