flamen

F4L1A1M3E1N1
/ˈfleɪmən/

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.

OriginLatin flāmen →
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Meanings

nounflamen (plural flamens or flamines)

plural flamens · plural flamines · alternative obsolete flamin

  1. Ancient RomehistoricalA 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.

Origin

  1. Latinflāmen“ancient Roman priest devoted exclusively to one deity”
  2. Englishflamen

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

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Translations

French flamine, flaminique
  • flamineLatin priest
  • flaminiqueLatin priest
Italian flamine, flamen
  • flamineLatin priest
  • flamenLatin priest

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with flamen

daemonDamonBremenshamanlaymancaimanforamenstamenNemangravamenflehmenGrand CaymanLittle Caymanneuroforamenrepresentamen
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Sounds the same

flehmen

Anagrams

Elfman
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APA

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MLA

“flamen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flamen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flamen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flamen.

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