Εστία — meaning in English

English meaning

• fireplace noun An open recess at the base of a chimney where a fire is built for heat.
• hestia name The virgin goddess of the hearth, and the household, and therefore of domestic life.
• Vesta name The Roman goddess of the hearth, home, and family life.

Senses

Εστία is used for these senses in English:

• Hestia (Greek god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, and the household, and therefore of domestic life.
• Vesta (astronomy) The fourth asteroid discovered, and second largest, (4) Vesta.
• breeding-ground (figuratively) A place or institution seen as creating large numbers of a stated thing, type of person, etc.
• fireplace An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.

hestia — full definition

1. name The virgin goddess of the hearth, and the household, and therefore of domestic life.
2. name 46 Hestia, a main belt asteroid.

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