flamen
(in ancient Rome) a priest.
Origin of flamen
1Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use flamen in a sentence
It was properly applied to the olive-twig bound round with wool, which was stuck in the cap worn by the flamines and salii.
Cato Maior de Senectute | Marcus Tullius CiceroThird and fourth in the order of invocation came Mars and Quirinus, and the same order held good for their flamines.
The Religious Experience of the Roman People | W. Warde FowlerTo him he added two other flamines, one for Mars, another for Quirinus.
The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 | Titus LiviusAmong the flamines or priests of particular gods, were, 1st.
Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology | Charles K. DillawayA college of Luperci, with the surname Juliani, was instituted in his honour and flamines were created as priests of his godhead.
British Dictionary definitions for flamen
/ (ˈfleɪmɛn) /
(in ancient Rome) any of 15 priests who each served a particular deity
Origin of flamen
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse