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flamen

/ˈfleɪmən/

Sounds like flehmen · Rhymes with -eɪmən

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Borrowed from Latin flāmen (“ancient Roman priest devoted exclusively to one deity”).

noun flamens · flamines · flamin

Ancient Rome, historical 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.

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noun Latin priest

Français	flamine, flaminique
Italiano	flamine, flamen

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@misc{flamen_2026,
  title = {flamen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flamen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}