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vestal

[ ves-tl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the goddess Vesta.
  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of a vestal virgin; chaste; pure.


noun

  1. a chaste unmarried woman; virgin.
  2. a nun.

vestal

/ ˈ±¹É›²õ³ÙÉ™±ô /

adjective

  1. chaste or pure; virginal
  2. of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a chaste woman; virgin
  2. a rare word for nun 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vestal1

1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin ±¹±ð²õ³ÙÄå±ô¾±²õ. See Vesta, -al 1
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That transformation unlocked something new that shot her to the top of pop’s Olympus: the vestal vamp.

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Some of the only times women without offspring have garnered respect might be when they have formally devoted their lives to a god, and to celibacy: nuns, vestal virgins.

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To mark the legendary founding of the city and its past glory, there is usually a crowded birthday parade of re-enactors dressed up as gladiators and vestal virgins.

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The vestal virgins, who maintained the sacred fire of Vesta, the goddess of hearth and home, were the Beyhive of their day.

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A center wall, painted with floral-themed graffiti that recalls Keith Haring’s more vestal imagery, frames the open kitchen and rights the visual balance.

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