vestal
noun (vestals); adjective (no comparative)
Everyday
- A vestal, or Vestal Virgin, was a priestess in ancient Rome who kept the sacred fire of the goddess Vesta burning. tree →
- Vestal means pure, chaste, as of a maiden who has given herself to a holy duty. tree →
In the lessons
in stories of ancient Rome and Greece, a priestess who must stay a maiden and tend the holy fire
Examples
- On her altar burned the never-ceasing fire, which was tended by her priestesses, the Vestal Virgins. tree →
- The priestesses of Vesta, called Vestales or Vestal Virgins, played a conspicuous part in these festivals. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «vestal» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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