Virgin

/'və:dzin/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse: This is the most common meaning, referring to someone, typically but not exclusively a woman, who has not had sex.
    • (Capitalized, often 'the Virgin'): A title for the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christian belief.
    • (Astrology): The sixth sign of the zodiac (Virgo), or a person born under this sign (approximately August 23 - September 22).

  2. Adjective:

    • Being in a state of sexual virginity; chaste: Describing someone who has never had sex.
    • Pure, untouched, or unsullied: Describing a state of original purity or innocence.
    • Being used, worked, or explored for the first time; pristine: Describing something in its original, natural, or unspoiled condition.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • She chose to remain a virgin until marriage.
    • Many paintings depict the Virgin and Child.
    • As a Virgo, she is very organized.

  • Adjective:

    • He married a virgin bride.
    • They were exploring the virgin forest, untouched by humans.
    • This bottle contains virgin olive oil from the first cold pressing.
Advanced Usage

  • "Virgin territory": An area of land or a field of study that has not been explored or developed.

    • This research is breaking new ground in what was previously virgin territory for science.

  • "Virgin flight/voyage": The first official journey of a new aircraft or ship.

    • The ocean liner sank on its virgin voyage.
Variants and Related Words
  • Virginal (adj): Relating to or characteristic of a virgin; pure, chaste, or untouched.
    • She had a virginal innocence about her.
  • Virginity (n): The state of being a virgin.
    • He lost his virginity at the age of eighteen.
Synonyms
  • Noun (person): Maiden, celibate.
  • Adjective (pure/untouched): Chaste, pure, pristine, untouched, unspoiled, immaculate.
Related Phrases
  • Technical virgin: (Informal) A person who defines their virginity in a way that excludes some sexual acts.
  • Virgin birth: A biological process where offspring are produced without fertilization (parthenogenesis), or the Christian doctrine of Jesus's birth to a virgin mother.
Related Idioms
  • As pure as the driven snow: Extremely pure or innocent (similar in concept to virginal purity).
  • Untouched by human hand: In a completely natural state (similar to the adjectival use of 'virgin').
Adjective
  1. in a state of sexual virginity
    • pure and vestal modesty
    • a spinster or virgin lady
    • men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal
  2. being used or worked for the first time
    • virgin wool
Noun
  1. the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22
  2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo
  3. a person who has never had sex

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