Vestal word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "vestal" word
[adjective] 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"
[adjective] of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin"
\Ves"tal\, n. [L. Vestalis (sc. virgo): cf. F. vestale. See {Vestal}, a.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar. Note: The Vestals were originally four, but afterward six, in number. Their term of service lasted thirty years, the period of admission being from the sixth to the tenth year of the candidate's age. 2. A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun. How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! --Pope.
Synonyms for vestal
chaste, pure, virgin, virginal, virtuous
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Let's analyse "vestal" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: LATSEV. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]
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vestal: 5 + 1 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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