"Vestal" meaning in English

See Vestal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Vesta + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Vesta|al}} Vesta + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Vestal (not comparable)
  1. (mythology) Alternative form of vestal (Pertaining to the goddess Vesta) Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: vestal (extra: Pertaining to the goddess Vesta) Categories (topical): Mythology
    Sense id: en-Vestal-en-adj-1a8VczfC Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (astronomy) Synonym of Vestan (Pertaining to the asteroid Vesta) Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: Vestan [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Vestal-en-adj-HL62ReFK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 23 77 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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