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| ves·tal vir·gin (plural ves·tal vir·gins) |
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celibate woman consecrated to Vesta: in ancient Rome, a celibate woman who tended the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta. There were originally four, and later six vestal virgins, who were vowed to 30 years of service.
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