Vestal (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The temple's sacred flame was tended by the vestal priestesses who dedicated their lives to the service of Vesta.
- The Romans believed that the vestal virgins were the embodiment of the goddess's sacred fire.
- According to myth, a vestal virgin who lost her chastity was buried alive as a punishment.
- The high priestess was the leader of the vestal college and responsible for its rituals and traditions.
- The poet described the beauty and chastity of the vestal maiden as an ideal to be revered and emulated.
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Meaning 2
In a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal".
Classification
All adjective clusters.