flamen
noun
(in ancient Rome) a priest.
flamens
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pluralof flamen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Its inhabitants, with those of other towns, probably obtained the ius Latinum, had a senate, a council of decuriones, a prefect of public works and flamens of Augustus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
Other flamens of lower rank were afterwards instituted for the separate worships of the tribes.
From History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems by Allan Menzies
The boy was led to a trap-door at the back of the altar, while two flamens mounted to a gallery level with the head of the statue.
From Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome by William Henry Giles Kingston
To him he added two other flamens, one for Mars, another for Quirinus.
From Roman History, Books I-III by Titus Livius
Dost thou remember, my Caius, that vault in the Comitium at home which the flamens say is the entrance to the lower world?
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
