Definition of Flamin
Fla"men (?), n.; pl. E.
Flammens (#), L. Flamines (#).
[L.] (Rom. Antiq.) 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.
Affrights the flamens at their service
quaint. Milton.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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