vestal

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
2. Pure; chaste.

Noun

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.

Synonyms

chaste

pure

virgin

virginal

maiden

virtuous

nun

pristine

sterling

trackless

uncontaminated

undiluted

unimproved

unmarried woman

unmolested

unpolluted

untapped

untasted

untouchable

untouched

untracked

untrodden

vestal virgin

untraversed

clean-living

girl

👧

immaculate

innocent

😇

intact

maidenly

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛs.t(ə)l/

Etymology

From Latin Vesta, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-. More at was.