vestal-virgin
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vestal virgin
noun
(in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English
1400–50; late Middle English
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| vestal virgin | |
| —n | |
| (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 | |
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