Definition of vestal Vestal
/vɛˈstʌl/ - [vestul] - ves•tal
We found 12 definitions of vestal from 4 different sources.
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What does vestal mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: vestals |
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| vestal - a chaste woman | ||
| adult female, woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" | ||
Adjectivevestal, vestaller, vestallest |
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| vestal - of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin" | ||
| vestal - 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" | ||
| pure, virgin, virginal, virtuous | ||
| chaste morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- vestal (Noun)
A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar. - vestal (Noun)
A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations. - vestal (Noun)
A nun. - vestal (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth. - vestal (Adjective)
Pure; chaste.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- vestal (a.)
Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste. - vestal (a.)
A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar. - vestal (a.)
A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun.
Part of speech
🔤- vestal, noun, singular of vestals.
- vestal, adjective.
