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  • 21vestal virgin — n. in ancient Rome, any of a small group of virgin priestesses of Vesta, who, sworn to remain chaste, tended the sacred fire in her temple …

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  • 22Vestal, New York — Infobox Settlement official name = Town of Vestal, New York settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = 350px image caption = image mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 = map caption1 = pushpin pushpin label position = pushpin map caption …

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  • 23Vestal Virgin — In Ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins ( sacerdos Vestalis ), were the virgin holy female priests of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth. Their primary task was to maintain the sacred fire of Vesta. The Vestal duty brought great honor and afforded… …

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  • 24Vestal Senior High School — Infobox HighSchool name = Vestal Senior High School motto = established = 1960 [cite web | year=2006 | url=http://www.vestalny.com/content/department/HistoryKeyDates.htm | title=Key Dates in Vestal s History | format=HTML | publisher=Town of… …

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  • 25Vestal Goodman — Infobox musical artist Name = Vestal Goodman Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Vestal Goodman Alias = Queen of Gospel Music (Southern) Born = Birth date|1929|12|13 Died = death date and… …

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  • 26Vestal Virgins — ▪ Roman religion  in Roman religion, six priestesses, representing the daughters of the royal house, who tended the state cult of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth. The cult is believed to date to the 7th century BC; like other non Christian cults …

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  • 27vestal — 1. adjective a) Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth. b) Pure; chaste. 2. noun a) A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which …

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  • 28vestal — ves|tal Mot Agut Nom femení …

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  • 29vestal — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. celibate, virginal, virtuous; see chaste 3 , pure 2 …

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  • 30vestal — Sinónimos: ■ pitonisa, sacerdotisa, virgen, doncella …

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