- the Virgin ⇒ See Virgin Mary
- a statue or other artistic representation of the Virgin Mary
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Virgin /ˈvɜːdʒɪn/ n
Virgin /ˈvɜːdʒɪn/ n
- the Virgin ⇒ the constellation Virgo, the sixth sign of the zodiac
vir•gin /ˈvɜrdʒɪn/USA pronunciation
n.
adj. [before a noun]
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- Sex and Gendera person who has not had sexual intercourse.
- Sex and Genderan unmarried girl or woman.
- Informal Termsany person who is uninitiated, uninformed, or the like.
adj. [before a noun]
- Sex and Genderbeing a virgin.
- pure;
untouched;
not used or made use of:the virgin snow; virgin timberlands.
vir•gin
(vûr′jin),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- Sex and Gendera person who has never had sexual intercourse.
- Sex and Genderan unmarried girl or woman.
- [Eccles.]an unmarried, religious woman, esp. a saint.
- the Virgin, Mary, the mother of Christ.
- Informal Termsany person who is uninitiated, uninformed, or the like:He's still a virgin as far as hard work is concerned.
- Zoologya female animal that has never copulated.
- Insectsan unfertilized insect.
- Astronomy, Astrology(cap.) the constellation or sign of Virgo.
adj.
- Sex and Genderbeing a virgin:a virgin martyr.
- Sex and Genderof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a virgin:virgin modesty.
- pure;
unsullied;
undefiled:virgin snow. - first:the senator's virgin speech.
- without admixture, alloy, or modification:virgin gold.
- not previously exploited, cultivated, tapped, or used:virgin timberlands; virgin wool.
- without experience of;
not previously exposed to:a mind virgin to such sorrows. - [Informal.]being a mixed drink resembling a specific cocktail but made without any alcoholic ingredient:a virgin piña colada.
- Zoologynot fertilized.
- Metallurgy(of a metal) made directly from ore by smelting, rather than from scrap.
- Foodnoting the oil obtained, as from olives, by the first pressing without the application of heat.
- Latin virgin-, stem of virgō maiden, virgin
- Anglo-French, Old French
- Middle English virgine 1150–1200
- 2. maid, maiden. 11. chaste, unpolluted. 13. unalloyed, unadulterated. 14. fresh, new.
- 11. defiled. 13. mixed, adulterated.
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virgin /ˈvɜːdʒɪn/ n
- a person who has never had sexual intercourse
- an unmarried woman who has taken a religious vow of chastity in order to dedicate herself totally to God
- any female animal that has never mated
- a female insect that produces offspring by parthenogenesis
- of, relating to, resembling, suitable for, or characteristic of a virgin or virgins; chaste
- pure and natural; uncorrupted, unsullied, or untouched: virgin purity
- not yet cultivated, explored, exploited, etc, by humans: virgin territories
- being the first or happening for the first time
- (of a metal) made from an ore rather than from scrap
- occurring naturally in a pure and uncombined form: virgin silver
'Virgin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Anne
- Annunciation
- Artemis
- Assumption
- Athena
- Bernadette of Lourdes
- Blessed Virgin
- British Virgin Islands
- British West Indies
- BVM
- Byatt
- Candlemas
- Cavallini
- cent
- Charlotte Amalie
- Danish West Indies
- dollar
- Elizabeth
- extra virgin
- Goes
- Gustavo A. Madero
- Hail Mary
- icon
- Immaculate Conception
- Jesus
- Joachim
- ladybird
- Lady
- Lady Chapel
- Lady Day
- Leeward Islands
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Lourdes
- Lucy
- Madonna
- Magnificat
- maiden
- maidenhood
- marigold
- Mariolatry
- Marist
- marry
- Mary
- Norn
- off-piste
- parthenogenesis
- pietà
- Saint Croix
- Saint John
- Saint Thomas