VESTAL VIRGIN Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase vestal virgin. (close relations)
Definition of VESTAL VIRGIN
vestal
Best Alternative Words for VESTAL VIRGIN
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celibate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity adjective satellite • abstaining from sexual intercourse | ||||||||
chaste | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse) adjective satellite • pure and simple in design or style • abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse | ||||||||
maiden | nounn | |||||||
noun • an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) • (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored adjective satellite • serving to set in motion | ||||||||
nun | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet • a woman religious • a buoy resembling a cone | ||||||||
pure | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • free of extraneous elements of any kind • (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black • (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless adjective satellite • without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers • free from discordant qualities • concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied • in a state of sexual virginity |