flamen

[ fley-muhn, -men ]

noun,plural fla·mens, fla·mi·nes [flam-uh-neez]. /ˈflæm əˌniz/.
  1. (in ancient Rome) a priest.

Origin of flamen

1
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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flamen

/ (ˈfleɪmɛn) /


nounplural flamens or flamines (ˈflæmɪˌniːz)
  1. (in ancient Rome) any of 15 priests who each served a particular deity

Origin of flamen

1
C14: from Latin; probably related to Old English blōtan to sacrifice, Gothic blotan to worship

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