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Virgin

//ˈvɜːd͡ʒɪn// adj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective

1
In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse. not-comparable, usually
"Innocence and virgin Modestie […] / That would be woo’d, and not unsought be won"
2
Of a physical object, untouched.
"The white cold virgin snow upon my heart / Abates the ardour of my liver."
3
Not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.
"virgin prairie"
4
Inexperienced.
"The woman shook dangerously, an obvious virgin gunhandler."
5
Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.
"Wondering how some oil is somehow more virgin than regular virgin olive oil can be a real head-scratcher."

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6
Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol. not-comparable, usually
"a virgin daiquiri"

Adjective

1
in a state of sexual virginity wordnet
2
being used or worked for the first time wordnet

Proper Noun

1
Synonym of Virgin Mary (“Mary, mother of Jesus”).
"'Behold,' said he, showing the picture of the Virgin, 'Behold her who protects us. Fear nothing : we shall reach Chang-hai, and we shall see our bishop.' He spoke truth : shortly they descried a Chinese junk. The master of it, on the promise of a good round sum, undertook to guide them to their destination."
2
The constellation and zodiacal sign Virgo.
"In Autumpne, whan the sonne in vyrgyne / By radyante hete enryped hath our corne […]"
3
A surname. rare
4
A tributary of the Colorado River in the states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona in the United States.
5
A town in Washington County, Utah.

Noun

1
A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or (uncommonly) an animal that has never mated.
"On the other hand, the daughter of a clergyman repeatedly performed fellatio instead of genital intercourse so that she could remain a virgin."
2
A representation (picture, statue etc.) of Virgin Mary.
"Of the forty-five floats presenting Virgins alone, two are preeminent and the subject of such veneration that even the most casual observer must reflect on the fact that Holy Week, which commemorates Christ's passion and death, has become in Spain a celebration in which he plays a secondary role, with his mother becoming the central figure."
3
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo wordnet
4
A person who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
5
a person who has never had sex wordnet

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6
Someone vowed to virginity (usually a woman and often a consecrated virgin), or someone who died in defense of their virginity; (especially) one venerated as a saint.
"In its list of saints, the Catholic Church classifies St. Agnes, St. Maria Goretti, and St. Thérèse of Lisieux as virgins."
7
One who has never used or experienced a specified thing. informal
"I've never eaten tofu before—you could say I'm a tofu virgin."
8
Any of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
9
A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English virgine, from Old French virgine, from Latin virginem, accusative of virgō. Doublet of Virgo. Displaced native Old English fǣmne.

Etymology 2

From Middle English virgine, from Old French virgine, from Latin virginem, accusative of virgō. Doublet of Virgo. Displaced native Old English fǣmne.

Etymology 3

From virgin, q.v. The sense of Mary, mother of Jesus, comes from the Christian belief in Jesus's virgin birth and Mary's freedom from sin. The river sense derives from the name of Thomas Virgin, a member of the first American party to see the river, led by Jedediah Smith in 1826. The town sense derives from the name of the river, along which it is located.

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