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vestal

Pronunciation: /ˈvɛst(ə)l/

Definition of vestal

adjective

  • relating to the Roman goddess Vesta:a vestal temple
  • literary chaste; pure.

noun

  • a Vestal Virgin.
  • literary a chaste woman, especially a nun.

vestal in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of vestal in the US English dictionary