Virgin Definition

vûrjĭn
virgins
noun
virgins
A woman, esp. a young woman, who has never had sexual intercourse.
Webster's New World
A female virgin. Used chiefly in historical contexts.
American Heritage
An unmarried girl or woman.
Webster's New World
A man, esp. a youth, who has never had sexual intercourse.
Webster's New World
The Virgin Mary.
American Heritage
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pronoun

Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Wiktionary

The constellation and star sign Virgo.

Wiktionary

(UK) A conglomeration of various businesses founded by Richard Branson (Officially the "Virgin Group", but often dubbed the "Virgin Empire").

Wiktionary
adjective
Being a virgin.
Webster's New World
Never having experienced sexual intercourse; chaste.
American Heritage
Composed of virgins.
Webster's New World
Characteristic of or proper to a virgin; chaste; modest.
Webster's New World
Inexperienced or about to gain first experience in a given activity or field.
A virgin skydiver.
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idiom
the Virgin
  • Mary, the mother of Jesus
  • Virgo, the constellation and sixth sign of the zodiac
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Virgin

Noun

Singular:
virgin
Plural:
virgins

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Virgin

  • the Virgin

Origin of Virgin

  • Middle English from Old French virgine from Latin virgō virgin-

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French virgine, from Latin virginem (nominative: virgo).

    From Wiktionary

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Virgin Sentence Examples

  • I guess I was a virgin, studying to be a priest and all.

  • Even the Virgin Mary, though she is styled Mother of God and Queen of Heaven, receives only dulia or at most hyperdulia.

  • The village of Comorin, with the temple of Kanniyambal, the " virgin goddess," on the coast at the apex of the headland, is a frequented place of pilgrimage.

  • Good luck finding a legitimate virgin in this day though.

  • In other gallflies and in aphids we find that a sexual generation alternates with one or with many virgin generations.

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Words Starting With

VVIVIR

Words Ending With

NINGIN

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Words Starting With V and Ending With N

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