Definition of Flamens

1. flamen [n] - See also: flamen

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flamens

flamefish
flameflower
flamekeeper
flamekeepers
flameless
flamelessly
flamelet
flamelets
flamelike
flamen
flamenco
flamenco guitar
flamenco guitars
flamencolike
flamencos
flamens (current term)
flameout
flameouts
flameproof
flameproofed
flameproofer
flameproofers
flameproofing
flameproofs
flamer
flamers
flames
flames out
flamethrower
flamethrowers

Literary usage of Flamens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of Rome by Livy (1870)
"... of the privilege was occasioned by the negligence of the flamens, the consequences ought to fall upon the flamens themselves, and not upon the office, ..."

2. A History of Rome to the Battle of Actium by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh (1894)
"... his religious institutions and laws—The temple of \'t"J& and the Regia; the flamens, vestals, and Salii—His calendar—TULLUS HOSTILIUS—The destruction of ..."

3. A Smaller History of Rome: From the Earliest Times to the Establishment of by William Smith (1899)
"Next day the pontiffs, augurs, flamens, and all the priests, came in their robes of office, and in vain prayed him to spare the city. ..."

4. The Gentile Nations: Or, the History and Religion of the Egyptians by George Smith (1854)
"... —flamens—The Sacred Places and Rites of this Religion—Temples— Prayers — Vows—Sacrifices — Festivals—-Lupercalia—Bacchanalia—Saturnalia—General View of ..."

5. Historic and Monumental Rome: A Handbook for the Students of Classical and by Charles Isidore Hemans (1874)
"The costume of the several flamens was a purple woollen robe (laena) with a peculiarly formed cap {apex, ..."

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