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A virgin is someone who has not yet engaged in sexual intercourse. The word is also frequently used colloquially to refer to someone to has never engaged in any given activity (e.g. a "surfing virgin").
In the English language it is acceptable to use the term for both females and males.
Virgin may also refer to:
- The Virgin, an epithet for Mary, the mother of Jesus; sometimes the epithet "virgin" is applied, particularly in languages other than English, to other women in Christianity who were considered particularly pure in mind, body, and/or soul.
- A Consecrated virgin, a Christian person that preserves physical virginity for religious reasons.
- Virgin, the brand name for most of the companies in the Virgin Group, the corporate banner encompassing Sir Richard Branson\'s various business ventures, including Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Radio, a british Radio station, Virgin Media a phone, broadband and digital televion service, Virgin Blue and Virgin Megastores; it also remains the brand name of several former Branson businesses that have been sold off, such as Virgin Records.
- The Virgin Queen, a title of Elizabeth I of England
- Virgin cocktail, a form of non-alcoholic mixed drink such as a Virgin Mary (variant of a Bloody Mary)
- The Virgin, an alternate English name for the constellation Virgo
- Young emerged queen bees that have not yet mated
- Virgin Mobile, a mobile phone company, part of Virgin Media.
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In literature:
- Virgin, a novel by F. Paul Wilson
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