flamines

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flamines - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Flamen \Fla"men\, n.; pl. E. Flammens, L. Flamines. [L.]
     (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
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           Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.
                                                    --Milton.
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