vestal
/ˈvɛs.t(ə)l/
Dictionary
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; a vestal virgin.
- A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
- A nun.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
- Pure; chaste.
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