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noun

(1) The brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered

(2) (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia

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Etymology

From the vestale, (to dwell, stay, similar in idea to the Greek hestia.) Vesta itself came to mean chaste, pure, or virgin, based from this goddess.

Proper noun

The Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Hestia.
in occasional use.