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Rarevestal
The correct spelling is vestal.
How to pronounce vestal
noun
IPA: /ˈvɛs.t(ə)l/
Say it like: Ves-tal
The correct spelling is vestal. A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar; a vestal virgin.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar; a vestal virgin.
- 2.A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
- 3.A nun.
adjective
- 1.Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
- 2.Pure; chaste.
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