vestal /ˈvɛs.t(ə)l/noun 3adjective 2forms 1 noun3 •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. •A nun. •A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations. adjective2 •Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth. •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. — 1820 formsvestals