vestal

adjective

ˈve-stᵊl How to pronounce vestal (audio)
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as in pure
free from any trace of the coarse or indecent a schoolteacher who dresses with almost vestal modesty while on the job

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Recent Examples of vestal These vestal get-ups are, in fact, the latest in a long line of subversive pop culture interpretations of the lives (and loves) of nuns. — Leah Dolan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024 There were papal cloaks styled as trench coats, and vestal robes turned into coveralls, but with a solemn finish that showed respect for both the clothes and the creative congregation that wants to wear them. — Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Sep. 2022 Souza sets out to reacquaint us with that vanished world, where norms obtained and men were men and words had meaning—where the sun rose on the shrines of our ancestors and six virgins ceaselessly guarded the vestal flame. — Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, 3 Aug. 2017
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  1. pure
  2. chaste
  3. immaculate
  4. clean
Adjective
  • This can provide significant advantages over today’s best mini-LED TVs, including higher brightness, less blooming (light bleed around bright images), and purer, more accurate colors.
    — Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Blanchett, meanwhile, continues her reign among the cadre of actresses who work with their stylists — in this case, Elizabeth Stewart — to craft a collection of press-run looks that extend beyond pure glamour in their talking points.
    — Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of pure
Adjective
  • Hellbent on destroying the pure, chaste and overly self-righteous preacher who denied her satisfaction, Salome performs a seductive dance at her stepfather Herod’s birthday feast.
    — E.R. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The medieval image of rape—as the act of a violent stranger upon a chaste victim who goes straight to the authorities—persisted undisturbed in American courts through the nineteen-sixties.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Definition of chaste
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  • The first two rounds run Thursday through Sunday — that’s four immaculate days of next-to-nonstop college basketball in gyms across the country.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Laurent Ferrier Galet Square The opportunity to own an immaculate creation from the hands of a master watchmaker with Patek Philippe pedigree sounds like an unfathomable accomplishment.
    — Clem Chambers, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of immaculate
Adjective
  • The clean, bright walls along with colorful rugs and hardwood floors can seem impossible for people living in apartments.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2023
  • At the end of the dredging, sediment that’s not placed on the beach could be left in the pit and covered with a layer of clean sand.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
Definition of clean

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“Vestal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vestal. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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