vestal virgin

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vestal virgin

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

noun vestal virgins

  1. literally A virgin dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta.

    Similar: vestal

  2. A chaste woman.

    Similar: vestal

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noun servant of Vesta

Españolvestal
Italianovestale
Русскийвеста́лка vestálka

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"vestal virgin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vestal%20virgin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{vestal_virgin_2026,
  title = {vestal virgin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vestal%20virgin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}