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Flamineous
Flamineous Fla*min"e*ous, a. Pertaining to a flamen; flaminical.
Flamines
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. Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. --Milton.

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- A flamen (plural flamines) was a priest of the ancient Roman religion who was ****igned to one of fifteen deities with official cults during the Roman Republic...
- Gaius Julius Caesar (/ˈsiːzər/, SEE-zər; Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs ˈjuːliʊs ˈkae̯sar]; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member...
- imperial cult mystery religions Priesthoods Pontifices Augures Vestales Flamines Fetiales Epulones Fratres Arvales Deities Twelve major gods Capitoline...
- imperial cult mystery religions Priesthoods Pontifices Augures Vestales Flamines Fetiales Epulones Fratres Arvales Deities Twelve major gods Capitoline...
- imperial cult mystery religions Priesthoods Pontifices Augures Vestales Flamines Fetiales Epulones Fratres Arvales Deities Twelve major gods Capitoline...
- with Jupiter on significant matters of state. Twelve "lesser flaminates" (Flamines minores) were open to plebeians, or reserved to them. They included a Flamen...
- ancient Gr****s, inspired community festivals, rituals and sacrifices led by flamines (priests, pontifs), but priestesses (Vestal Virgins) were also held in...
- to cover the priesthoods he had established or developed, including the flamines, pontifices, Salii, and fetiales and their rituals. The other books dealt...
- the fifteen deities who had their own flamen, the Floralis, one of the flamines minores. Her Gr**** counterpart is Chloris. Look up Flora in Wiktionary...
- There were 15 flamines, of whom three were flamines maiores, serving the three gods of the Archaic Triad. According to tradition the flamines were forbidden...