flamen

[ fley-muhn, -men ]

/ ˈfleɪ mən, -mɛn /

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noun, plural fla·mens, fla·mi·nes

[flam-uh-neez]. /ˈflæm əˌniz/.

(in ancient Rome) a priest.

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Origin of flamen

1300–50; <Latin flamen (perhaps earlier *flādmen; akin to Old English blōtan to sacrifice); replacing Middle English flamin<Latin flāmin- (stem of flāmen)

Words nearby flamen

flamefish, flame-fusion process, flame gun, flame hardening, flame lamp, flamen, flamenco, flame-of-the-forest, flame-of-the-woods, flame-out, flameproof

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How to use flamen in a sentence

The influence of his uncle Marius caused him to be nominated priest of Jupiter (flamen dialis) at the age of fourteen.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
Flamen, among the ancient Romans, was a priest or minister of sacrifice.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 12, Issue 322, July 12, 1828|Various
Suetonius (Csar, 1) says that Csar was designated (destinatus) flamen.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
And indeed, the motives which the Flamen had assigned on former occasions, had by no means been nullified by Cornelius Cinna.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2|Ernst Eckstein

And yet, if anyone could wring this permission from the tyrant by the mere weight of personal influence, it was the Flamen.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2|Ernst Eckstein

British Dictionary definitions for flamen

flamen

/ (ˈfleɪmɛn) /

noun plural flamens or flamines (ˈflæmɪˌniːz)

(in ancient Rome) any of 15 priests who each served a particular deity

Word Origin for flamen

C14: from Latin; probably related to Old English blōtan to sacrifice, Gothic blotan to worship

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