"vestal virgin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: vestal virgins [plural]
Etymology: From Latin; virgines Vestales referred to the priestesses in charge of the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta in Rome. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun}} vestal virgin (plural vestal virgins)
  1. (literally) A virgin dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta. Tags: literally Categories (topical): Ancient Rome, Female people Synonyms (virgin dedicated to Vesta): vestal Translations (servant of Vesta): vestaalse maagd [feminine] (Dutch), vestalo (Esperanto), Vestan neitsyt (Finnish), vestaali (Finnish), maighdean veisteach [feminine] (Irish), vestale [feminine] (Italian), virgō vestālis [feminine] (Latin), весталка (vestalka) [feminine] (Macedonian), westalka [feminine] (Polish), веста́лка (vestálka) [feminine] (Russian), vestal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-vestal_virgin-en-noun-lodD1~4G Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 97 3 Disambiguation of Female people: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'virgin dedicated to Vesta': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'servant of Vesta': 100 0
  2. A chaste woman. Categories (topical): Female people Synonyms (chaste woman): vestal
    Sense id: en-vestal_virgin-en-noun-aUMtzBfw Disambiguation of Female people: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'chaste woman': 5 95

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