/ ˈvɜːdʒɪn; NAmE ˈvɜːrdʒ-/ noun , adjective
■ noun
1.
[ C ] a person who has never had sex
2.
the (Blessed) Virgin [ sing. ] the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ
3.
[ C ] a person who has no experience of a particular activity :
a political virgin
an Internet virgin
■ adjective
1.
[ usually before noun ] in its original pure or natural condition and not changed, touched or spoiled :
virgin forest / land / territory
virgin snow (= fresh and not marked)
2.
[ only before noun ] with no sexual experience :
a virgin bride
the virgin birth (= the belief that Mary was a virgin before and after giving birth to Jesus)
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French virgine , from Latin virgo , virgin- .