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vestal

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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.

vestal [ˈvɛstəl]
adj
1. chaste or pure; virginal
2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta
n
1. a chaste woman; virgin
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a rare word for nun1 [1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vestalvestal - 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.vestalvestal - of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin"
2.vestalvestal - 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"
chaste - morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"
Translations
vestal [ˈvestl]
A. ADJvestal
vestal virginvestal f
B. Nvestal f
vestal
adjvestalisch; vestal virginVestalin f, → vestalische Jungfrau
nVestalin f


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He would not say whether or not she had attached herself to the sound Low Church School of his father; but she would probably be open to conviction on that point; she was a regular church-goer of simple faith; honest-hearted, receptive, intelligent, graceful to a degree, chaste as a vestal, and, in personal appearance, exceptionally beautiful.
Love should be the vestal fire of some mighty temple--some vast dim fane whose organ music is the rolling of the spheres.
What had been the counter or "bar" of the saloon, gorgeous in white and gold, now sawn in two and divided, was set up on opposite sides of the room as separate dressing-tables, decorated with huge bunches of azaleas, that hid the rough earthenware bowls, and gave each table the appearance of a vestal altar.
 
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