vestal

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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 female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations
Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth
A nun
Pure; chaste
{n} a pure virgin, a sacred or holy virgin
{a} denoting pure virginity or holiness
Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste
a chaste woman of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin
a chaste woman
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"
of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin"
A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun
{s} virginal, modest, chaste, pure; of or pertaining to the goddess Vesta
vestal virgin
a chaste woman
vestal virgin
a virgin dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta
vestal virgin
(Roman mythology) one of the virgin priestesses consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple
vestal virgin
One of the priestesses who tended the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta in ancient Rome and remained celibate during their servitude. In Roman religion, any of six priestesses, representing the daughters of the royal house, who tended the state cult of Vesta. Chosen between the ages of 6 and 10, they served for 30 years, during which time they had to remain virgins; violation of the vow of chastity was punishable by burial alive. Their duties included tending the perpetual fire in the Temple of Vesta, fetching water from a sacred spring, preparing ritual food, caring for objects in the temple's inner sanctuary, and officiating at the public worship of Vesta. They enjoyed many honours and privileges, including emancipation from their fathers' rule
vestal virgin
nun, virgin dedicated to the service of the Roman goddess Vesta
vestals
plural of vestal
vestal