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Mithraism


Definition of Mithraism

noun

[mass noun]
  • the cult of the god Mithras, which became popular among Roman soldiers of the later empire, and was the main rival to Christianity in the first three centuries ad.

Derivatives

Mithraic

Pronunciation: /-ˈθreɪɪk/

adjective

Mithraist

noun

Mithraism in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Mithraism in the US English dictionary