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Webster 1913 Edition
Vestal
Ves′tal
,Adj.
[L.
Vestalis
belonging to Vesta, vestal. See Vesta
.] Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste.
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.
☞ 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Vestal
VEST'AL
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to Vesta, the goddess of fire among the Romans, and a virgin.2.
Pure; chaste.VEST'AL
,Noun.
Definition 2024
vestal
vestal
English
Adjective
vestal (not comparable)
Translations
Of or pertaining to Vesta
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Noun
vestal (plural vestals)
- 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 female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
- A nun.
Translations
A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar
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A female virgin
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