vestal
Collocations
1VESTAL + NOUN
virgin, virgins, whiteness
Definitions
adj
Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
Pure; chaste.
Does money fail?—come to my mint—coin paper, Till gold be at a discount, and ashamed To show his bilious face, go purge himself, In emulation of her vestal whiteness.
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.
adj
Alternative form of vestal (Pertaining to the goddess Vesta)
Synonym of Vestan (Pertaining to the asteroid Vesta)
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Idioms & Phrases
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3Does money fail?—come to my mint—coin paper, Till gold be at a discount, and ashamed To show his bilious face, go purge himself, In emulation of her vestal whiteness.
WiktionaryRhea Silvia was a vestal virgin.
Tatoeba · #7030175Vestal virgins had to make sure that the sacred fire of Vesta was never extinguished.
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