vestal

V4E1S1T1A1L1
/ˈvɛs.t(ə)l/

adjective

Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.

Similar
Vestanpurevirginvirginalvirtuouschaste
OriginLatin Vestālis →
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Meanings

vestal1

adjectivevestal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
  2. not comparablePure; chaste.

    Does money fail?—come to my mint—coin paper, Till gold be at a discount, and ashamed To show his bilious face, go purge himself, In emulation of her vestal whiteness.

    1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts
nounvestal (plural vestals)

plural vestals

  1. A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar; a vestal virgin.
  2. A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
  3. A nun.

Vestal2

adjectiveVestal (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparablehuman sciencesAlternative form of vestal (Pertaining to the goddess Vesta)
  2. not comparableastronomySynonym of Vestan (Pertaining to the asteroid Vesta)

    Synonyms: Vestan

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Broome County, New York, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of Vestan (Pertaining to the asteroid Vesta)

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Vestan

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivein a state of sexual virginity

Similar
purevirginvirginalvirtuouschaste
Also see
chastepurevestal virginvirginvirginalvirtuous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

vestal · adjective, noun

  1. LatinVestālis
  2. LatinVestālis
  3. Englishvestal

Learned borrowing from Latin Vestālis.

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Vestal · adjective, proper noun

From Vesta + -al.

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Translations

Bulgarian девствен, целомъдрен
  • девствен (devstven)pure; chaste
  • целомъдрен (celomădren)pure; chaste
  • де́вственница (dévstvennica)female virgin
  • монахиня (monahinja)nun
Czech panenský, cudný
  • panenskýpure; chaste
  • cudnýpure; chaste
  • neposkvrněnýpure; chaste
Dutch vestaals
  • vestaalsof or pertaining to Vesta
Esperanto virgulino
  • virgulinofemale virgin
Irish veisteach, veisteach
  • veisteachof or pertaining to Vesta
  • veisteachpure; chaste
Polish westalski, westalski
  • westalskiof or pertaining to Vesta
  • westalskipure; chaste
  • westalkavirgin consecrated to Vesta
  • dziewicafemale virgin
  • zakonnicanun
Russian посвящённый Весте, чи́стый
  • посвящённый Весте (posvjaščónnyj)of or pertaining to Vesta
  • чи́стый (čístyj)pure; chaste
  • непорочный (neporočnyj)pure; chaste
  • де́вственница (dévstvennica)female virgin
  • мона́хиня (monáxinja)nun
Spanish vestal, vestal
  • vestalof or pertaining to Vesta
  • vestalpure; chaste
  • vestalfemale virgin

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vestal

chestal
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Cite this entry
APA

vestal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestal

MLA

“vestal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vestal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestal.

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