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flamen

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fla·men  (flmn)
n. pl. fla·mens or flam·i·nes (flm-nz)
A priest, especially of an ancient Roman deity.
[Middle English flamin, from Latin flmen.]
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Noun1.flamen - a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome
non-Christian priest, priest - a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion


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There is evidence that women acted ceremoniously as priestesses, at least in conjunction with a flamen (known then as a flaminica) if not under a sacerdos.
The Imperial Cult in the Latin West: Studies in the Ruler Cult of the ... by Crook, Zeba A. / Biblical Theology Bulletin
As a result he was accorded "heavenly" honors, which included a temple built for him between the Capitol and the Palatine, a flamen (priest), who was to be a member of Augustus' own family, and a priestly college comprising leading members of the senatorial order.
Christ crucified and the inversion of Roman imperial ideology in 1 ... by Finney, Mark T. / Biblical Theology Bulletin
When Ovid asks why such an unusual victim, the Flamen replies: "There is in heaven a dog.
"Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers ..." by Strelan, Rick / Biblical Theology Bulletin
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