VESTAL VIRGIN

Meaning of VESTAL VIRGIN in English

noun Date: circa 1583 a virgin consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to the service of watching the sacred fire perpetually kept burning on her altar, a chaste woman

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VESTAL VIRGIN — In Roman religion , any of six priestesses, representing the daughters of the royal house, who tended the state cult …
Английский словарь Британика
VESTAL VIRGIN — noun see vestal II, 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VESTAL VIRGIN — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VESTAL VIRGIN — nun, virgin dedicated to the service of the Roman goddess Vesta
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
VESTAL VIRGIN — Date: circa 1583 1. : a virgin consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to the service of watching the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VESTAL VIRGIN — Function: noun Date: circa 1583 1 : a virgin consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to the service of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VESTAL VIRGIN — ■ noun (in ancient Rome) a virgin who was consecrated to the goddess Vesta and vowed to chastity.
Concise Oxford English vocab
VESTAL VIRGIN — [vestal virgin] n (1600) 1: a virgin consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to the service of watching the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VESTAL VIRGIN — in Roman religion, any of the six priestesses, representing the daughters of the royal house, who tended the state cult …
Britannica English vocabulary
VESTAL VIRGIN — In Roman religion , any of six priestesses, representing the daughters of the royal house, who tended the state cult …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VESTAL VIRGIN — Девственность
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VESTAL VIRGIN
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VESTAL VIRGIN — Дева
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VESTAL VIRGIN — Весталки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VESTAL VIRGIN — Весталки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VESTAL VIRGIN — весталка, жрица Весты (давшая обет целомудрия) Syn:vestal 1.
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
VESTAL VIRGIN — весталка
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VESTAL VIRGIN — весталка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
VESTAL VIRGIN — весталка, жрица Весты ( давшая обет целомудрия ) Syn: vestal 1.
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
VESTAL VIRGIN — весталка, жрица Весты (давшая обет целомудрия) Syn: vestal 1.
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
VESTAL — adj vestal (1. pertaining to Vesta; 2. pertaining to a vestal virgin) n vestal (virgin)
Interlingua English vocab
VESTAL — I. adjective Date: 15th century of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta, 2. of or relating to a ~ …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VIRGIN — I. ˈvərjə̇n, ˈvə̄j-, ˈvəij- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French virgine, from Latin virgin-, virgo young …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VESTAL — I. ˈvest ə l adjective Etymology: Middle English vestalle, from Latin vestalis, from Vesta + Latin -alis -al 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VIRGIN — (a.) Pure; undefiled; unmixed; fresh; new; as, virgin soil; virgin gold.
Английский словарь Webster
VIRGIN — (a.) Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty; as, a …
Английский словарь Webster
VESTAL — (a.) A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun.
Английский словарь Webster
VESTAL — (a.) A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually …
Английский словарь Webster
VESTAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste.
Английский словарь Webster
VIRGIN — ( a. ) Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VESTAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VESTAL — ( a. ) A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VESTAL — ( a. ) A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VIRGIN — /verr"jin/ , n. 1. a person who has never had sexual intercourse. 2. an unmarried girl or woman. 3. Eccles. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VESTAL — /ves"tl/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the goddess Vesta. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a vestal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VESTAL — adj. virginal, modest, chaste, pure; of or pertaining to the goddess Vesta
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
VIRGIN — I. ˈvər-jən noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French virgine, from Latin virgin-, virgo young woman, virgin Date: 13th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VESTAL — I. ˈves-t ə l adjective Date: 15th century 1. : of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta 2. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VIRGIN
Webster English vocab
VESTAL — adj a virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun. 2. vestal ·adj of or pertaining to vesta, the …
Webster English vocab
VESTAL — ■ adjective 1》 relating to the Roman goddess Vesta. 2》 literary chaste; pure. ■ noun a Vestal Virgin. ↘ literary …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VIRGIN — [vir.gin] n [ME, fr. OF virgine, fr. L virgin-, virgo young woman, virgin] (13c) 1 a: an unmarried woman devoted …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VESTAL — [ves.tal] adj (15c) 1: of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta 2. a: of or relating to a vestal …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VIRGIN — virgin, V~ BrE AmE ˈvɜːdʒ ɪn § - ə n AmE ˈvɝːdʒ ə n ▷ virgin|s z ▶ ˌ virgin …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VESTAL — vestal BrE AmE ˈvest ə l ▷ vestal|s z ▶ ˌ vestal ˈ virgin BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VIRGIN
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VIRGIN
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VIRGIN — Virgin BrE AmE trademark the name of several British companies started by Richard ↑ Branson , including Virgin Atlantic, an …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VIRGIN — n. & adj. --n. 1 a person (esp. a woman) who has never had sexual intercourse. 2 a (the Virgin) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VESTAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 chaste, pure. 2 of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta. --n. 1 a chaste …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VIRGIN — n. & adj. n. 1 a person (esp. a woman) who has never had sexual intercourse. 2 a (the Virgin) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VESTAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 chaste, pure. 2 of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta. n. 1 a chaste …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VIRGIN — n. & adj. --n. 1. a person (esp. a woman) who has never had sexual intercourse. 2 a (the Virgin) …
Oxford English vocab
VESTAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. chaste, pure. 2 of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta. --n. 1. a chaste …
Oxford English vocab
VIRGIN
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VIRGIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES extra virgin virgin birth virgin forest (= forest that has not been used or …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VIRGIN — [adjective] [not gradable]a virgin brideVirgin can be used of forests and areas of land which have not yet been cultivated …
Cambridge English vocab
VESTAL — Synonyms and related words : Platonic, abstinent, bachelor girl, celibate, continent, feme sole, intact, lone woman, maid, maiden, maiden lady, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
VESTAL — a. 1. Of Vesta. 2. Pure, chaste, immaculate, stainless.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
VIRGIN — n. 25B6; noun she remained a virgin : chaste woman, celibate; formal virgo intacta; poetic/literary maiden, maid, vestal. 25B6; adjective …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
VIRGIN
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VESTAL
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VESTAL — Девственность
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VIRGIN
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Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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