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vestal

ves·tal

UK/ˈvɛs.t(ə)l/ US/ˈvɛstʌl/ rare
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to Vesta

  • “vestal virgin”
2.

in a state of sexual virginity

  • “pure and vestal modesty”
  • “a spinster or virgin lady”
  • “men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal”
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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin Vestālis.

Phrases

  • Drury Lane vestal
  • St. John's Wood vestal

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