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- Dictionaryvestal/ˈvɛstl/
adjective
- 1. relating to the Roman goddess Vesta: "a vestal temple"
noun
- 1. a Vestal Virgin.
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Vestal can be an adjective meaning of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta, or a noun meaning a vestal virgin. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and phrases of vestal.
noun. vestal virgin. a chaste unmarried woman; virgin. a nun. vestal. / ˈvɛstəl / adjective. chaste or pure; virginal. of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta.
Vestal is an adjective meaning chaste or pure, or a noun meaning a chaste woman or a nun. It is also related to the Roman goddess Vesta and her priestesses, the vestal virgins. Learn more about the word origin, usage and examples from Collins Dictionary.
type of: adult female, woman. an adult female person (as opposed to a man) adjective. of or relating to Vesta. adjective. in a state of sexual virginity. synonyms: pure, virgin, virginal, virtuous. chaste.
1st-century BC (43–39 BC) aureus depicting a seated Vestal Virgin marked vestalis. In ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins or Vestals ( Latin: Vestālēs, singular Vestālis [wɛsˈtaːlɪs]) were priestesses of Vesta, virgin goddess of Rome's sacred hearth and its flame. The Vestals were unlike any other public priesthood.
Vestal can be an adjective meaning chaste or pure, or a noun meaning a vestal virgin or a nun. Learn more about the origin, usage and synonyms of vestal from various dictionaries and sources.
Learn the origin and usage of the word vestal, which can be an adjective or a noun. A vestal is a chaste woman, especially a virgin consecrated to Vesta, the Roman goddess of the hearth and home.
