vestal (redirected from Vestals)

ves·tal  (vstl)

adj.

1. Roman Mythology

a. Of or relating to Vesta.

b. Relating to or characteristic of the vestal virgins.

2. Chaste; pure.

n.

1. Roman Mythology A vestal virgin.

2. A woman who is a virgin.

3. A nun.

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vestal

Adjective

chaste or pure

Noun

a chaste woman [Latin Vestalis virgin priestess of the goddess Vesta]

Thesaurus

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, pure chaste - morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"