vestal

adj

1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
2. (not-comparable)Pure; chaste.

   “Does money fail?—come to my mint—coin paper, Till gold be at a discount, and ashamed To show his bilious face, go purge himself, In emulation of her vestal whiteness.”

3. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable)Alternative form of vestal (Pertaining to the goddess Vesta)
4. (not-comparable)Synonym of Vestan (Pertaining to the asteroid Vesta)

noun

1. A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar; a vestal virgin.
2. A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
3. A nun.