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nounA virgin dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta.
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nounA chaste woman.
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Origin
From Latin; virgines Vestales referred to the priestesses in charge of the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta in Rome.
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Dutch vestaalse maagd
- vestaalse maagdservant of Vesta
Esperanto vestalo
- vestaloservant of Vesta
Finnish Vestan neitsyt, vestaali
- Vestan neitsytservant of Vesta
- vestaaliservant of Vesta
Irish maighdean veisteach
- maighdean veisteachservant of Vesta
Italian vestale
- vestaleservant of Vesta
Latin virgō Vestālis
- virgō Vestālisservant of Vesta
Polish westalka
- westalkaservant of Vesta
Russian веста́лка
- веста́лка (vestálka)servant of Vesta
Spanish vestal
- vestalservant of Vesta
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vestal virgin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestal%20virgin
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“vestal virgin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestal%20virgin. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vestal virgin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestal%20virgin.
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