vestal
adjectiveOf or relating to Vesta.
adjectiveRelating to or characteristic of the vestal virgins.
adjectiveChaste; pure.
nounA vestal virgin.
nounA woman who is a virgin.
nounA nun.
Of or pertaining to Vesta, the classical goddess of the sacred fire and of the household and the state.
Pertaining to or characteristic of a vestal virgin or a nun.
nounAmong the ancient Romans, a virgin consecrated to Vesta and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was kept perpetually burning upon her altar.