VESTAL

/ˈvɛs.t(ə)l/
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Definition

/ˈvɛs.t(ə)l/
noun
  1. 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.
  2. A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
  3. A nun.
adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
  2. Pure; chaste.

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