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(1):

(a.) A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun.

(2):

(a.) A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar.

(3):

(a.) Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Vestal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/vestal.html. 1828.
 
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