~V'-EST-AL VIRGINS~ &~THERE ARE:16~

 

   *~The Veiled V-est-al Virgin b-y R'-a-f'-fa-el-e Mo-nt-i, 1-84-7~

*~Relief of the V-est-al Virgins at ab-an-qu-et, found in 1935 ne-ar Ro-me's Vi-a de-l C-or-so (Muse-u-m of the Ar-a Pa-c-i-s)~

*~2nd-c-e-nt-u-r-y AD R-om-an statue of a V-ir-g'-o V-est-al-i-s M-a-x-i-ma (Na-t'-io-n-al R-om-an Muse-u-m)~

*~V-est'-al V-ir·g'-in~

[ˈv-estl ˈv-ə-r-jə-n]

NOUN

Vestal Virgins (plural noun)

1. (in ancient Ro-me) a virgin consecrated to V-est-a and v-o-wed
2.  to chastity, sharing the charge of maintaining the sacred fire burning
3. * on the Goddess's Al-t'-ar.