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vestal definition

ves·tal (ves′təl)

adjective

  1. of or sacred to Vesta
  2. of the vestal virgins
  3. chaste; pure

noun

  1. vestal virgin
  2. a chaste woman; specif., a virgin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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