Etymology

flamen

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin flāmen
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromflāmen“ancient Roman priest devoted exclusively to one deity”
  2. English todayflamen

Borrowed from Latin flāmen (“ancient Roman priest devoted exclusively to one deity”).

Words from the same roots

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