英语词汇“Vestal Virgin”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Vestal Virgin

noun

(In ancient Rome) a virgin consecrated to Vesta and vowed to chastity, sharing the charge of maintaining the sacred fire burning on the goddess’s altar.The purity of women represents and safeguards the purity of the state; thus the consecrated virginity of the Vestal Virgins upheld the integrity of ancient Rome....

The punishment for lost chastity of a Vestal Virgin was live burial, because that was considered the best way to kill them without spilling their blood.
It was the punishment stipulated for Vestal Virgins found guilty of sexual misconduct.

单词	Vestal Virgin
释义	Vestal Virgin noun (In ancient Rome) a virgin consecrated to Vesta and vowed to chastity, sharing the charge of maintaining the sacred fire burning on the goddess’s altar.The purity of women represents and safeguards the purity of the state; thus the consecrated virginity of the Vestal Virgins upheld the integrity of ancient Rome.... The punishment for lost chastity of a Vestal Virgin was live burial, because that was considered the best way to kill them without spilling their blood. It was the punishment stipulated for Vestal Virgins found guilty of sexual misconduct.
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