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41vestal, virgen — En la religión romana, cualquiera de las seis sacerdotisas que representaban a las hijas de la casa real, quienes estaban encargadas de atender el culto oficial de Vesta. Eran escogidas entre las edades de seis y diez años, y debían prestar… …
42VESTAL VIRGINS — See VESTA …
43vestal virgin — nun, virgin dedicated to the service of the Roman goddess Vesta …
44Vestal Virgin — noun (in ancient Rome) a virgin who was consecrated to the goddess Vesta and vowed to chastity …
45vestal virgin — noun (C) a young unmarried woman who had duties in one of the ancient Roman temples …
46vestal virgin — ves′tal vir′gin n. myt (in ancient Rome) any of the women, pledged to remain virgins, who tended the sacred fire in Vesta s sanctuary • Etymology: 1400–50 …
47vestal virgin — /vɛstl ˈvɜdʒən / (say vestl verjuhn) noun 1. (among the ancient Romans) one of the four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the service of watching the sacred fire kept burning perpetually on her altar. 2. a virgin; a chaste,… …
48Vestal Virgins — These were six virgin priestesses in Rome who cared for Hestia s sacred fire. Chosen between the age of six and ten, they served for thirty years. After this time, they could leave if they chose. They had special privileges, including: the… …
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49vestal virgin — noun (Roman mythology) one of the virgin priestesses consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple • Topics: ↑Roman mythology • Hypernyms: ↑votary • Hyponyms: ↑Rhea Silvia, ↑Rea Silvia …
50USS Vestal (AR-4) — was a collier (or coal ship), later refitted as a fleet repair ship. The Vestal served between 1909 and 1946 in both World Wars I and II and received two battle stars for her World War II service. Commissioning The history of USS Vestal (AR 4)… …
