flamens
- plural of flamen.
Example Sentences
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Afterwards, and long previous to the present date, it was equally open to all ranks; at least, that part of the profession which embraced the flamens, or priests—not of religion generally but of peculiar gods.
From Last Days of Pompeii by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
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 Curtin, Jeremiah
To him he added two other flamens, one for Mars, another for Quirinus.
From Roman History, Books I-III by Livius, Titus
A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Wherever Gaius went the flamens met him with sad countenances; though after he had held conversation with them in private, they generally appeared to become more cheerful.
From Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome by Kingston, William Henry Giles
