meaning of vestal
1. Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste.
2. A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar.
3. A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun.
4. a chaste woman
Related Words
vestal | vestal virgin | vestales |
