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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Flamen \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: flamen n : a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome
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