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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 fla·men /ˈflemən/
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fla·men n.; pl. E. Flammens L. Flamines   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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 flamen
      n : a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome
      [also: flamines (pl)]