FLAMEN: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | 'fleymun
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| | Definition: | | [n] a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome |
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| | See Also: | | non-Christian priest, priest | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fla"men\, n.; pl. E. {Flammens}, L. {Flamines}. [L.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from
whom he received a distinguishing epithet. The most honored
were those of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called
respectively Flamen Dialis, Flamen Martialis, and Flamen
Quirinalis.
Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.
--Milton.
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