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Meaning of Vestal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈvɛs.t(ə)l

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

العربية طاهر
Български монахиня
Esperanto virgulino
Español vestal
Suomi vestaali
Français vestal
ქართული უბიწო უმანკო
Nederlands vestaals
Português vestal
Русский девственница монахиня непорочный посвящённый Весте чистый

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

vestal virgin Vestalia Vestals vestalship Vestas Vestavia

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