vestal virgin
Meanings
noun
- A virgin dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta.
- A chaste woman.
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin; virgines Vestales referred to the priestesses in charge of the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta in Rome.
Synonyms
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