"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 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Ancient Rome, Female people Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 100 0 Disambiguation of Female people: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'virgin dedicated to Vesta': 95 5 Disambiguation of 'servant of Vesta': 100 0
  2. A chaste woman. Synonyms (chaste woman): vestal
    Sense id: en-vestal_virgin-en-noun-aUMtzBfw Categories (other): Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'chaste woman': 6 94

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