VIRGIN


Meaning of VIRGIN in English

/ 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- .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.