vestal virgin

English

Etymology

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

Noun

vestal virgin (plural vestal virgins)

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

Synonyms

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

Translations

servant of Vesta

Dutch: vestaalse maagd f
Esperanto: vestalo
Finnish: Vestan neitsyt, vestaali
Irish: maighdean veisteach f
Italian: vestale (it) f
Latin: virgō vestālis f
Macedonian: весталка f (vestalka)
Polish: westalka (pl) f
Russian: веста́лка (ru) f (vestálka)
Spanish: vestal (es)

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