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Mithraism
[ mith-ruh-iz-uhm ]
noun
- an ancient Persian religion in which Mithras was worshiped, involving secret rituals to which only men were admitted: a major competitor of Christianity in the Roman empire during the 2nd and 3rd centuries a.d.
Mithraism
/ ˈmɪθreɪˌɪzəm; mɪθˈreɪɪˌsɪzəm; mɪθˈreɪɪk /
noun
- the ancient Persian religion of Mithras. It spread to the Roman Empire during the first three centuries ad
Derived Forms
- ˈѾٳ, nounadjective
- Mithraic, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Ѿٳ·· [mith-, rey, -ik], Ѿٳr·t adjective
- Ѿٳ۲· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of Mithraism1
Example Sentences
“Yalda” means birth, and in the pre-Zoroastrian religion Mithraism, the god of the sun was believed to have been born on the longest night of the year.
Unlike other Roman Gods, such as Jupiter, Mithraism was congregational in nature, Beard says.
From the river Euphrates to the Wall of Antoninus in Britain, and into the forests of Germany, Mithraism everywhere prevailed.
He was well versed in Judaism and in the Mithraism and Alexandrian religion of the day.
In this effort, Mithraism was not so much impeded by a heritage of coarse legend as the worships of Pessinus and Alexandria.
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