Definitions for flamens

flamens fla·men

Spelling: [fley-muh n, -men]
IPA: /ˈfleɪ mən, -mɛn/

Flamens is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 226 anagrams from letters in flamens (aeflmns).

Definitions for flamens

noun

  1. (in ancient Rome) a priest.

Origin of flamens

1300-50; Latin flamen (perhaps earlier *flādmen; akin to Old English blōtan to sacrifice); replacing Middle English flamin Latin flāmin- (stem of flāmen)

Examples for flamens

Those cities which had a flamen, or archiereus, are those which later had an archbishop: the flamen civitatis became the bishop.

flamen, among the ancient Romans, was a priest or minister of sacrifice.

In any case the flamen was not in any special sense priest of Iup.

After the third century, the flamen held the rank in the city which was later that of the bishop in the diocese.

The influence of his uncle Marius caused him to be nominated priest of Jupiter (flamen dialis) at the age of fourteen.

Quintus Claudius, the son of the flamen, has insulted me mortally.

The flamen Dialis, or priest of Jupiter, had a life burdened with etiquette.

Now, as long as this formality was not accomplished, he was only the flamen designate.

Suetonius (Csar, 1) says that Csar was designated (destinatus) flamen.

Livia, priestess of the deified Augustus; Germanicus was his flamen.

Word Value for flamens
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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