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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Rome, historical
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noun
a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: priest, non-Christian priest
History
Borrowed from Latin flāmen (“ancient Roman priest devoted exclusively to one deity”).
Across languages
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