VESTA

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

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Etymology

Proper noun

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.

Synonyms

• (astronomy): 4 Vesta, ⚶

Coordinate terms

• (Eternal Virgin Goddesses): Hestia, Artemis/Diana, Athena/Minerva

Anagrams

• Avest., Sveta, evats, stave, vates

Noun

vesta (plural vestas)

a short match, made of wood or wax

Anagrams

• Avest., Sveta, evats, stave, vates

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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