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Meaning of 'vestal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vestal [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste.
- A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar.
- A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun.

Meaning of 'vestal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vestal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to Vesta
Example in sentence:
  • vestal virgin
2 . vestal [ s]
Meaning (2):
- in a state of sexual virginity
Example in sentence:
  • a spinster or virgin lady;
  • men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal;
  • pure and vestal modesty

Nearby Words:

vesbium vese vesica vesical vesicant vesicate vesicated vesicating vesication vesicatory

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