vestal

ves·tal

V0076200 (vĕs′təl)adj.1. a. Roman Mythology Of or relating to Vesta.b. Relating to or characteristic of the vestal virgins.2. Chaste; pure.n.1. A vestal virgin.2. A woman who is a virgin.3. A nun.

vestal

(ˈvɛstəl) adj1. chaste or pure; virginal2. (Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to the Roman goddess Vestan3. a chaste woman; virgin4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a rare word for nun¹¹

ves•tal

(ˈvɛs tl)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to the goddess Vesta. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a vestal virgin; chaste. n. 3. vestal virgin. 4. a chaste unmarried woman; virgin. [1400–50; < Latin]

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Noun	1.	vestal - a chaste woman adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
Adj.	1.	vestal - of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin"
	2.	vestal - 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"virgin, virtuous, virginal, purechaste - morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"

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