English adjective: vestal | |||
1. | vestal of or relating to Vesta | ||
Samples | Vestal virgin. | ||
2. | vestal in a state of sexual virginity | ||
Samples | Pure and vestal modesty. A spinster or virgin lady. Men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal. | ||
Synonyms | pure, virgin, virginal, virtuous | ||
Similar | chaste | ||
Antonyms | unchaste | ||
English noun: vestal | |||
1. | vestal (person) a chaste woman | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adult female, woman | ||