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adj
Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Pure; chaste.
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Alternative form of vestal (Pertaining to the goddess Vesta)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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adj
Synonym of Vestan (Pertaining to the asteroid Vesta)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: Vestan
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name
A surname.
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name
A town in Broome County, New York, United States.
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noun
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 vestal virgin.
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noun
A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
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noun
A nun.
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adjective
of or relating to Vesta
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adjective satellite
in a state of sexual virginity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: pure, virgin, virginal, virtuous
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noun
a chaste woman
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Broader terms: woman, adult female
History
Learned borrowing from Latin Vestālis.
From Vesta + -al.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
