| Vestal 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess Of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste. 2. (n.) A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar. 3. (n.) A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun. Thesaurus Entries Platonic, abstinent, bachelor girl, celibate, continent, feme sole, intact, lone woman, maid, maiden, maiden lady, maidenly, old maid, single girl, spinster, spinstress, vestal virgin, virgin, virginal |