Vesta
(noun) the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
Vesta
(noun) (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Vesta
(Roman god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.
A female given name from Latin in occasional use.
(astronomy) 4 Vesta, the fourth asteroid discovered.
• (astronomy): 4 Vesta, ⚶
• (Eternal Virgin Goddesses): Hestia, Artemis/Diana, Athena/Minerva
• Avest., Sveta, evats, stave, vates
vesta (plural vestas)
a short match, made of wood or wax
• Avest., Sveta, evats, stave, vates
Source: Wiktionary
Ves"ta, n. Etym: [L. Vesta, akin to Gr. ush to burn (see East), or perhaps to Skr. vas to dwell, and E. was.]
1. (Rom. Myth.)
Definition: One of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia. She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on it, and the family round it.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: An asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by Olbers in 1807.
3. A wax friction match. Simmonds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
