flamen
Americannoun
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flamens,
plural
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flamines
plural
noun
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Etymology
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 )
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The religious affairs of each were conducted by a priest called curio assisted by a flamen curialis.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
If any one shall wish to be a flamen, he shall give three amphorae of wine, besides bread and salt and provisions.
From The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature by Frank Frost Abbott
The highest in rank were the flamen Dialis, flamen Martialis and flamen Quirinalis, who were always selected from among the patricians.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
The election of members was by co-optation on the motion of the president, who, with a flamen, was himself elected for one year.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
"Take back your curse!" shouted the flamen Dialis, rushing up to her and seizing her hand.
From A Christian But a Roman by Mór Jókai
And what wilt thou say? the flamens, who were summoned, came and performed the ceremony with solemnity.
From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Jeremiah Curtin
Being raised by this generally good character to a proper confidence in himself, he claimed to be admitted into the senate; a thing intermitted for many years, on account of the worthlessness of former flamens.
From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Titus Livius
Ye venerable sages, and holy flamens, is there probability in your conjectures, truth in your stories, of another world beyond death; or are they all alike, baseless visions, and fabricated fables?
From The Letters of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
Now the crowd understood where they were bound and shouted to them; now the youths forced themselves past the cornucopia, the mimes, the flamens, and ran into the open space before the Temple.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller
The deputies elected a flamen of the province who had surveillance of the cult, and there were also flamens for each city.
From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by J. A. MacCulloch
A college of Luperci, with the surname Juliani, was instituted in his honour and flamines were created as priests of his godhead.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
To him he added two other flamines, one for Mars, another for Quirinus.
From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Titus Livius
In later times the flamines still retain their original character, the pontifices and especially the pontifex maximus are responsible for the whole organisation of the state-religion and are the guardians and interpreters of religious lore.
From The Religion of Ancient Rome by Cyril Bailey
Among the flamines or priests of particular gods, were, 1st. flamen dialis the priest of Jupiter.
From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Charles K. Dillaway
Third and fourth in the order of invocation came Mars and Quirinus, and the same order held good for their flamines.
From The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus by W. Warde Fowler
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