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View synonyms for vestal
vestal
[ ves-tl ]
adjective
- of or relating to the goddess Vesta.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a vestal virgin; chaste; pure.
noun
- a chaste unmarried woman; virgin.
- a nun.
vestal
/ ˈvɛstəl /
adjective
- chaste or pure; virginal
- of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta
noun
- a chaste woman; virgin
- a rare word for nun 1
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The Vestal virgins received especial honor, and were appointed by the Pontifex Maximus.
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"The vestal virgins here are old men," replied Ralph, wickedly pleased to get a joke on the lady.
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He has now decided to void the virginity of the vestal, and to assume that she was in reality a demon, and not a being of earth.
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Who does not remember "Beechenbrook," that pure Vestal in the temple of Mars?
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Four or five hours ago she had entered that car as "free from the trammels of passion" as a vestal virgin.
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