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• Sworn virgin — A sworn virgin is a person who decides to live in the manner of the opposite sex while adamantly refusing ever to have sexual relations with another. The term itself can be misleading mdash; swearing virginity can be a public or private act, and… …   Wikipedia

• Albanian sworn virgins — | accessdate = 2008 10 07 | last=Ian Whitaker |quote=] OrginsThe tradition of sworn virgins come from the Kanun or formally the Kanuni i Lekë Dukagjinit ( en. The Code of Lekë Dukagjini) [ From Turkish Kanun , which means law. It is originally… …   Wikipedia

• Vestal Virgin — In Ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins ( sacerdos Vestalis ), were the virgin holy female priests of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth. Their primary task was to maintain the sacred fire of Vesta. The Vestal duty brought great honor and afforded… …   Wikipedia

• British Virgin Islands general election, 2007 — The British Virgin Islands general election, 2007 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 20 August 2007. The result was a landslide victory for the opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) over the incumbent National Democratic Party (NDP).The… …   Wikipedia

• Flag of the United States Virgin Islands — The flag of the United States Virgin Islands was adopted in 1922. It consists of a simplified version of the Great Seal of the United States between the letters V and I (for Virgin Islands). The eagle holds a laurel branch in one talon, and three …   Wikipedia

• vestal virgin — n. in ancient Rome, any of a small group of virgin priestesses of Vesta, who, sworn to remain chaste, tended the sacred fire in her temple …   English World dictionary

• Virginity — Virgin and Maiden redirect here. For other uses, see Virgin (disambiguation) and Maiden (disambiguation). Invocation by Frederick Leighton White has traditionally been associated with ritual purity, innocence and virginity. Virginity refers to… …   Wikipedia

• Eingeschworene Jungfrau — Als eingeschworene Jungfrau (engl. Sworn virgin, alb. virgjineshtë) wird auf dem Balkan eine Frau bezeichnet, die unter Absage sexueller Beziehungen und Verzicht auf die Ehe in ihrer Familie die Rolle eines Mannes übernommen hat. Die Frau legte… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Burrnesh — Schwurjungfrau (engl. Sworn virgin, alb. virgjineshtë) oder Burrnesh ist auf dem Balkan die Bezeichnung für eine weibliche Person, die eine männliche, patriarchale Rolle unter Absage sexueller Beziehungen übernommen hat. Schwurjungfrauen waren im …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Geschworene Jungfrau — Schwurjungfrau (engl. Sworn virgin, alb. virgjineshtë) oder Burrnesh ist auf dem Balkan die Bezeichnung für eine weibliche Person, die eine männliche, patriarchale Rolle unter Absage sexueller Beziehungen übernommen hat. Schwurjungfrauen waren im …   Deutsch Wikipedia