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Definition of Flamen
1. Noun. A priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome.
Definition of Flamen
1. n. A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from whom he received a distinguishing epithet. The most honored were those of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called respectively Flamen Dialis, Flamen Martialis, and Flamen Quirinalis.
Definition of Flamen
1. Noun. A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from whom he received a distinguishing epithet. The most honored were those of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called respectively Flamen Dialis, Flamen Martialis, and Flamen Quirinalis. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flamen
1. a priest of ancient Rome [n -MENS or -MINES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flamen
Literary usage of Flamen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Introduction to the Study of Latin Inscriptions by James Chidester Egbert (1896)
"FFLL Flavii FF'PP flamen perpetuus ... flamen Martialis FLAM-PEEP flamen perpetuus
FLAM'P, PE flamen provinciae ... F*P flamen perpetuus F'P Fortuna ..."
2. The History of Rome by Livy (1888)
"The next day Publius Licinius Cras- sus Dives, then chief pontiff, Publius Licinius
Varus, Sextus Julius Caesar, and Quintus Claudius flamen were created ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1872)
"... by flamen Ball, Esq., the District Attorney, of a written statement from Gen.
Barnside, in explanation and defence of his military administration ..."
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