ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -vestal-, *vestal* |
มีผลลัพธ์ที่ไม่แสดงผลอยู่ | vestal | (เวส'เทิล) adj. เกี่ยวกับเทพธิดาเตาไฟ, บริสุทธิ์, เป็นสาวพรหมจารี. n. สาวพรหมจารี, หญิงที่ยังไม่แต่งงาน, ชี, นักพรตหญิง, Syn. virgin |
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| vestal | (adj) บริสุทธิ์, เป็นสาวพรหมจารี |
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| Vestal | a. [ L. Vestalis belonging to Vesta, vestal. See Vesta. ] Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste. [ 1913 Webster ] | Vestal | n. [ L. Vestalis (sc. virgo): cf. F. vestale. See Vestal, a. ] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The Vestals were originally four, but afterward six, in number. Their term of service lasted thirty years, the period of admission being from the sixth to the tenth year of the candidate's age. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun. [ 1913 Webster ] How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] | Vestales | ‖n. pl. [ NL. See Vestal. ] (Zool.) A group of butterflies including those known as virgins, or gossamer-winged butterflies. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Vestal \Ves"tal\, a. [L. Vestalis belonging to Vesta, vestal.
See {Vesta}.]
Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth;
hence, pure; chaste.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Vestal \Ves"tal\, n. [L. Vestalis (sc. virgo): cf. F. vestale.
See {Vestal}, a.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the
service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be
perpetually kept burning upon her altar.
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Note: The Vestals were originally four, but afterward six, in
number. Their term of service lasted thirty years, the
period of admission being from the sixth to the tenth
year of the candidate's age.
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2. A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun.
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How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! --Pope.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vestal
adj 1: of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin"
2: in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a
spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women
must be pure and virginal" [syn: {pure}, {vestal}, {virgin},
{virginal}, {virtuous}]
n 1: a chaste woman
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