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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

vestal virgin en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (literally) A virgin dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta.
  2. A chaste woman.

Forms

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vestal virgins Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

vestal (virgin dedicated to Vesta) · vestal (chaste woman)

Translations (11)

es vestal (servant of Vesta) · mk весталка (servant of Vesta) · fi vestaali (servant of Vesta) · fi Vestan neitsyt (servant of Vesta) · la virgō Vestālis (servant of Vesta) · ru веста́лка (servant of Vesta) · eo vestalo (servant of Vesta) · nl vestaalse maagd (servant of Vesta) · pl westalka (servant of Vesta) · ga maighdean veisteach (servant of Vesta) · it vestale (servant of Vesta)