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