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vestal virgin

ves·tal vir·gin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ves-tl vur-jin]
    • /ˈvɛs tl ˈvɜr dʒɪn/
    • /ˈve.stəl ˈvɜː.dʒɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ves-tl vur-jin]
    • /ˈvɛs tl ˈvɜr dʒɪn/

Definitions of vestal virgin words

  • noun vestal virgin (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar. 1
  • noun vestal virgin (in ancient Rome) one of the four, later six, virgin priestesses whose lives were dedicated to Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple 0
  • noun vestal virgin in ancient Rome, any of a small group of virgin priestesses of Vesta, who, sworn to remain chaste, tended the sacred fire in her temple 0
  • noun vestal virgin (literally) a virgin dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta. 0
  • noun vestal virgin a chaste woman. 0
See all 5 definitions of vestal virgin

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Origin of vestal virgin

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50

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Parts of speech for Vestal virgin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Vestal virgin

vestal virgin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

vestal virgin usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for vestal virgin

noun vestal virgin

  • celibate — Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs.
Just one Synonym for vestal virgin

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