flamen Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome

WordNet

Fla"men noun
Etymology
L.
Wordforms
plural E Flammens L Flamines
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913