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vestals

vestals is the plural of vestal.

Meaning of vestal

Noun

vestal (plural vestals)

  1. A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar; a vestal virgin.
  2. A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
  3. A nun.

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Phrases with vestals

Questions about vestals

What is vestals the plural of?
Vestals is the plural of vestal.

Words near vestals in the dictionary

  1. vestal virgin
  2. vestal virgins
  3. Vestalia
  4. Vestalian
  5. vestally
  6. vestals
  7. vestalship
  8. vestan
  9. vestas
  10. Vestavia
  11. Vestavia Hills

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