How do you use Flamen in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like priest, plus the exact meaning.
Flamen meaning
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.
Synonyms of Flamen
Using Flamen
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: priest, non-christian priest.
- In the example corpus, flamen often appears in combinations such as: flamen dialis, the flamen, his flamen.
Context around Flamen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flamen
- In this selection, "flamen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 34.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, jupiter, dialis and virbialis stand out and add context to how "flamen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and his flamen would not and and the flamen. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flamen" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flamen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Plebeians eventually became eligible for all the magistracies and most priesthoods, but the high priest of Jupiter ( Flamen Dialis ) remained the preserve of patricians. (24 words)
Wissowa denies their association, since Jupiter and his flamen would not be involved with the underworld or the deities of death (or be present at a funeral rite held at a gravesite). (32 words)
The encounter between the heavenly and political, legal aspects of the deity are well represented by the prerogatives, privileges, functions and taboos proper to his flamen (the flamen Dialis and his wife, the flaminica Dialis). (35 words)
Att. 1, 12,9; 7,2 The Vestales had a strict relationship with the rex sacrorum and flamen dialis as is shown in the verses of Ovid about their taking the februae (lanas: woolen threads) from the king and the flamen. (41 words)
The presence of a Hellenised Diana at Nemi should be related to the presence of the cult in Campania, as Diana Tifatina was appelled Trivia in an imperial age inscription which mentions a flamen Virbialis dedicated by eques C. Octavius Verus. (41 words)
The encounter between the heavenly and political, legal aspects of the deity are well represented by the prerogatives, privileges, functions and taboos proper to his flamen (the flamen Dialis and his wife, the flaminica Dialis). (35 words)
Example sentences (5)
Att. 1, 12,9; 7,2 The Vestales had a strict relationship with the rex sacrorum and flamen dialis as is shown in the verses of Ovid about their taking the februae (lanas: woolen threads) from the king and the flamen.
The encounter between the heavenly and political, legal aspects of the deity are well represented by the prerogatives, privileges, functions and taboos proper to his flamen (the flamen Dialis and his wife, the flaminica Dialis).
Plebeians eventually became eligible for all the magistracies and most priesthoods, but the high priest of Jupiter ( Flamen Dialis ) remained the preserve of patricians.
The presence of a Hellenised Diana at Nemi should be related to the presence of the cult in Campania, as Diana Tifatina was appelled Trivia in an imperial age inscription which mentions a flamen Virbialis dedicated by eques C. Octavius Verus.
Wissowa denies their association, since Jupiter and his flamen would not be involved with the underworld or the deities of death (or be present at a funeral rite held at a gravesite).
Common combinations with flamen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: