vestal
A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which…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.
» Rhea Silvia was a vestal virgin.
Rhea Silvia war Vestalin.
Meaning
3 sensesA 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.
A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
де́вственницаdévstvennica
A nun.
мона́хиняmonáxinja
- a chaste woman
Examples
2 sentencesRhea Silvia was a vestal virgin.
deRhea Silvia war Vestalin.
Vestal virgins had to make sure that the sacred fire of Vesta was never extinguished.
deDie vestalischen Jungfrauen hatten dafür zu sorgen, dass das heilige Feuer der Vesta niemals erlosch.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin Vestālis.Learned borrowing from Latin Vestālis.
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