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Meaning of "flamen" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLAMEN

From Latin; probably related to Old English blōtan to sacrifice, Gothic blotan to worship.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FLAMEN

flamen  [ˈfleɪmɛn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLAMEN

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flamen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLAMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Flamen

In ancient Roman religion, a flamen was a priest assigned to one of fifteen deities with official cults during the Roman Republic. The most important three were the flamines maiores, who served the three chief Roman gods of the Archaic Triad. The remaining twelve were the flamines minores. Two of the minores cultivated deities whose names are now unknown; among the others are deities about whom little is known other than the name. During the Imperial era, the cult of a deified emperor also had a flamen. The fifteen Republican flamens were part of the Pontifical College which administered state-sponsored religion. When the office of flamen was vacant, a pontifex could serve as a temporary replacement, although only the Pontifex Maximus is known to have substituted for the Flamen Dialis. The official costume of a flamen, of great antiquity, was a hat called an apex and a heavy woolen cloak called a laena. The laena was a double-thick wool cloak with a fringed edge, and was worn over the flamen's toga with a clasp holding it around his throat.

Definition of flamen in the English dictionary

The definition of flamen in the dictionary is any of 15 priests who each served a particular deity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLAMEN


duramen
djʊˈreɪmɛn
examen
ɪɡˈzeɪmɛn
foramen
fɒˈreɪmɛn
gravamen
ɡrəˈveɪmɛn
hymen
ˈhaɪmɛn
limen
ˈlaɪmɛn
poultrymen
ˈpəʊltrɪmɛn
putamen
pjuːˈteɪmɛn
stamen
ˈsteɪmɛn
velamen
vəˈleɪmɛn
vimen
ˈvaɪmɛn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLAMEN

flame red
flame retardant
flame retarder
flame test
flame tree
flame war
flame-arc light
flame-coloured
flame-of-the-forest
flame-red
flame-retardant
flame-thrower
flameless
flamelet
flamelike
flamenco
flameout
flameproof
flameproofer
flamer

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLAMEN

amen
cameramen
Chinamen
clinamen
cyclamen
Indiamen
merchant seamen
militiamen
Namen
orramen
ramen
representamen
seamen
sudamen
Tutankhamen
Xiamen
yamen
yarramen

Synonyms and antonyms of flamen in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «flamen» into 25 languages

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祭司
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flamen
570 millions of speakers

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flamen
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flamen
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فلامين
280 millions of speakers

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Flamen
278 millions of speakers

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Flamen
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flamen
260 millions of speakers

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flamen
220 millions of speakers

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Flamen
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flamen
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Translator English - Japanese

flamen
130 millions of speakers

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사제
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Flamen
85 millions of speakers
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flamen
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பாதிரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लॅमन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flamen
70 millions of speakers

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Flamen
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Flamen
50 millions of speakers

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Flamen
40 millions of speakers

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flamen
30 millions of speakers
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flamen
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Flamen
14 millions of speakers
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flamen
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flamen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flamen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAMEN»

The term «flamen» is normally little used and occupies the 111.495 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAMEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flamen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAMEN»

Discover the use of flamen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flamen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ancient Rome: From the Early Republic to the Assassination ...
3.19 The flamen dialis Aulus Gellius Attic Nights 10.15.1-30 Cf. Plut. Rom. Quest. 44. This Fabius Pictor was the author of On the Pontifical Law (not the historian). The flamen dialis was the priest of Jupiter; the origins and meaning of the ...
Matthew Dillon, Lynda Garland, 2005
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The Imperial Cult in the Latin West: Studies in Teh Ruler ...
No evidence is offered in support of these airy suspicions, which are effectively ruled out by the way the terms are used in the provincial cults of the Latin west. For the relationship of sacerdos and flamen to the content of provincial worship see ...
Duncan Fishwick, 2005
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Bell's New Pantheon; Or, Historical Dictionary of the Gods, ...
Though the Flamens bore one common appellation, yet did they not constitute any company or college : each god had his several sacrifices, feasts, and ceremonies apart : nor had one Flamen any relation to another, only they were all  ...
John Bell, 1790
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Rank and Participation in the Republican Senate
tion had been consistently bad for two generations, is more than a little hard to believe. If we allow a minimum of twenty years for each generation, we arrive at ca. 248 as the latest possible date for the exclusion of the flamen Dialis from the ...
‎1998
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Bibliotheca Classica: Or, A Classical Dictionary ... ...
Flamen, Inis, m. the priest of a particular god. Festus derives the word from nluin, thmt /, yar.i, cloth, because he wore daily a woollen cap, hence he received the name of Flamen, quasi Filamen. Others derive it with less propriety from piltum, ...
John Dymock, Thomas Dymock, 1833
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Imperium Sine Fine:
Cornelius Maluginensis was carried off by plague when he was Quirinal flamen. At the end of the republic two L. Cornelii Lentuli served as Martial flamen in sucession.71 Another line of Cornelii was destined for another priesthood, patrician ...
Jerzy Linderski, 1996
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Bell's New Pantheon; or Historical dictionary of the gods, ...
In the summer time a woollen thread only, bound round the head, was substituted ; as they were prohibited from appearing bare-headed ; hence, according to Festus, came the denomination Flamen, from filamen, of filum, a thread. Though the ...
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Principat:
The well-known inscription from thé base of a statue to M. Valerius Severus at Volubilis (ILM 116: dated A.D. 54+) shows clearly that he never became provincial flamen despite his distinguished local career culminating in thé office of first ...
Wolfgang Haase, 1978
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Migration and Economy in Roman Imperial Spain
Saetabitanus; flamen 1 p.H.c. Saguntinus; flamen 1 p.H.c. Brigiaecinus; sacerdos 1 Romae et Augusti con- ventus Asturum and flamen p.H.c. Limicus; sacerdos con- 1 ventus Bracari (sic) and flamen p.H.c. Balearicus Palmensis 1 et ...
Evan W. Haley, 1991
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The Romans
The most Roman of the Romans, the flamen ofjupiter was also the most human of humans. He was forbidden to touch fermented flour or raw meat, substances not ( or not yet) proper for human consumption. That the flamen ofjupiter was ...
Andrea Giardina, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAMEN»

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Wednesday's high school scoreboard
C -- Nelson 3, Biffar, Flamen. B -- Sarwar 6, Mark 3, Vasquez 3, Kober 2, Nichols, Richards. Boys lacrosse. Santa Clara Valley Playoffs. «San Jose Mercury News, May 15»
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Guerilla Gardening in Berlin-Kreuzberg: Polizei entfernt 700 …
AbspielenLast Post: Versöhnungsgeste zwischen Flamen und Deutschen; AbspielenFashion Week: Tschechische Mode für "Zukunftshelden" ... «tagesspiegel, May 15»
3
Palo Alto divers win their third straight league titles
Junior Ellie Chen led Castilleja with a hat trick, senior Paige Vermeer scored a pair of goals and senior Lou Biffar and junior Niki Flamen added ... «Palo Alto Online, May 15»
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Tuesday's high school scoreboard
C -- Biffar 3, Vermeer 3, Flamen 2, Jackson 2, Colford, Chen, Nelson, Maloney-McCrystle, Shiff. P -- Kim, Velasquez, Carmen. Menlo-Atherton ... «San Jose Mercury News, Apr 15»
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Berliner Mietenentscheid: Ihre Unterschrift führt zur Apokalypse
AbspielenLast Post: Versöhnungsgeste zwischen Flamen und Deutschen; AbspielenFashion Week: Tschechische Mode für "Zukunftshelden" ... «tagesspiegel, Apr 15»
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Palo Alto softball extends its winning streak
... finishing with 10 saves against Castilleja (0-2, 3-3), which got three goals from Lou Biffar and one each from Niki Flamen and Paige Vermeer. «Palo Alto Online, Apr 15»
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Brandstiftung am Oranienplatz - Flüchtlings-Projekt „Haus der 28 …
AbspielenLast Post: Versöhnungsgeste zwischen Flamen und Deutschen; AbspielenFashion Week: Tschechische Mode für "Zukunftshelden" ... «tagesspiegel, Mar 15»
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Nasser-Prozess in Berlin: Geldstrafen für Vater und Onkel
AbspielenLast Post: Versöhnungsgeste zwischen Flamen und Deutschen; AbspielenFashion Week: Tschechische Mode für "Zukunftshelden" ... «tagesspiegel, Mar 15»
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Gesetz für Hausbesitzer in Berlin: Senat beschließt besseren Schutz …
AbspielenLast Post: Versöhnungsgeste zwischen Flamen und Deutschen; AbspielenFashion Week: Tschechische Mode für "Zukunftshelden" ... «tagesspiegel, Mar 15»
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Tom Hanks in Berlin: Agentenaustausch an der Glienicker Brücke
AbspielenLast Post: Versöhnungsgeste zwischen Flamen und Deutschen; AbspielenFashion Week: Tschechische Mode für "Zukunftshelden" ... «Tagesspiegel, Nov 14»

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