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The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Roman
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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A female given name from Latin in occasional use.
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The fourth asteroid discovered, and second largest, (4) Vesta.
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Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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A short match, made of wood or wax.
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the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
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(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
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Broader terms: Roman deity
History
From Middle English Vesta, from Latin Vesta, related to Ancient Greek ἑστία (hestía, “to dwell”) and Ἑστία (Hestía, “Hestia”), all from Proto-Indo-European *h2wes-; see also Old High German and Old English wesan (“to be”), Gothic wisan, Sanskrit वसति (vasati, “abide dwell”). Vesta itself came to mean chaste, pure, or virgin, based from this goddess.
Named after Vesta, the Roman goddess of fire and the hearth.
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