vestal 音标拼音: [v'ɛstəl]
a . 女灶神的
n . 处女,修女
女?神的处女,修女
vestal adj 1 :
of or relating to Vesta ; "
vestal virgin "
2 :
in a state of sexual virginity ; "
pure and vestal modesty "; "
a spinster or virgin lady "; "
men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal " [
synonym : {
pure }, {
vestal }, {
virgin },
{
virginal }, {
virtuous }]
n 1 :
a chaste woman Vestal \
Ves "
tal \,
a . [
L .
Vestalis belonging to Vesta ,
vestal .
See {
Vesta }.]
Of or pertaining to Vesta ,
the virgin goddess of the hearth ;
hence ,
pure ;
chaste .
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Vestal \
Ves "
tal \,
n . [
L .
Vestalis (
sc .
virgo ):
cf .
F .
vestale .
See {
Vestal },
a .]
1 . (
Rom .
Antiq .)
A virgin consecrated to Vesta ,
and to the service of watching the sacred fire ,
which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar .
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Note :
The Vestals were originally four ,
but afterward six ,
in number .
Their term of service lasted thirty years ,
the period of admission being from the sixth to the tenth year of the candidate '
s age .
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2 .
A virgin ;
a woman pure and chaste ;
also ,
a nun .
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How happy is the blameless vestal '
s lot ! --
Pope .
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19 Moby Thesaurus words for "
vestal ":
Platonic ,
abstinent ,
bachelor girl ,
celibate ,
continent ,
feme sole ,
intact ,
lone woman ,
maid ,
maiden ,
maiden lady ,
maidenly ,
old maid ,
single girl ,
spinster ,
spinstress ,
vestal virgin ,
virgin ,
virginal
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