Vestal Virgin
WordNet

noun


(1)   (Roman mythology) one of the virgin priestesses consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple
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Etymology


Latin; virgines Vestales referred to the priestesses in charge of the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta in Rome

Noun



  1. (lit.) a virgin dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta
  2. a chaste woman
 
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