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vestal virgin

/ˈvɛstəl ˈvɜːdʒɪn/

Tradução: Referência às sacerdotisas de Vesta na Roma Antiga, que faziam voto de castidade; usado em sentido figurado para descrever uma mulher casta, pura ou solteira, frequentemente com conotação de virgindade ou pureza.

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/ˈvɛstəl ˈvɜːdʒɪn/C1formal
  • ptReferência às sacerdotisas de Vesta na Roma Antiga, que faziam voto de castidade; usado em sentido figurado para descrever uma mulher casta, pura ou solteira, frequentemente com conotação de virgindade ou pureza.

A reference to the priestesses of Vesta in ancient Rome who were sworn to chastity; used figuratively to describe a woman who is chaste, pure, or unmarried, often with an implication of being untouched or virginal.

  1. Ancient Roman PriestessC1formal

    A priestess of the Roman goddess Vesta, responsible for maintaining the sacred fire in her temple and bound by a vow of chastity.

    ptVirgem Vestal

    • The Vestal Virgins were highly respected in ancient Rome.
    • Only a Vestal Virgin could tend the sacred flame.
    • Breaking her vow of chastity was a severe crime for a Vestal Virgin.
  2. Chaste or Pure WomanC2formal

    A literary or figurative term for a woman who is chaste, pure, or celibate.

    ptMulher casta ou pura

    • In the novel, she was described as a vestal virgin, untouched by worldly desires.
    • The old poem praised the maiden as a vestal virgin of the forest.
    • He jokingly called his sister a vestal virgin because she never dated.