VIRGINAL
Definitions: (1) pure; chaste; clean; modest; innocent; (2) pristine; fresh; new
Quote: So much suffering is caused because of the misunderstandings of God’s true nature. God’s heart is more gentle than the Virgin’s first kiss upon the Christ. And God’s forgiveness to all, to any thought or act, is more certain than our own being. — Saint Catherine of Siena [born Caterina Benincasa] (1347-1380) Italian Catholic theologian
Symbols: 1) the belt; 2) a private room; 3) the number six
Fictional Figure: Brandamante, the “Virgin Knight” wore white armor and carried an irresistible spear. — Ludovico Ariosto (1473-1533) Orlando Furioso {1516}
VIRILE
Definitions: (1) having or exhibiting masculine strength; manly; (2) characterized by a vigorous spirit; forceful
Note: One word I wish I could have used in these listings is Virago. Originally referring to a woman of great stature, strength, and courage, but it has degenerated into a description of a woman who is loud and overbearing. Of the six dictionaries I used four gave only the negative meaning.
Quote: Peasants are a rude lot, life has hardened their hearts, but they are thick and awkward only in appearance; you have to know them. No one is more sensitive to what gives man the right to call himself a man: good-heartedness, bravery, and virile brotherhood. — Jacques Roumain (1907-1944) Haitian writer & politician
Color: red
Symbol: the lion