Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun vesta

2 senses of vesta

Sense 1
Vesta -- ((Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia)
       INSTANCE OF=> Roman deity -- (a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans)

Sense 2
Vesta -- (the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered)
       INSTANCE OF=> asteroid -- (any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter))