MITHRAIC

Meaning of MITHRAIC in English

[Mith.ra.ic] adj [LGk mithraikos of Mithras, ancient Persian god of light, fr. Gk Mithras, fr. OPer Mithra] (1678): of or relating to an oriental mystery cult for men flourishing in the late Roman empire -- Mith.ra.ism n -- Mith.ra.ist n or adj

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MITHRAIC — adjective Etymology: Late Greek mithraikos of Mithras, ancient Persian god of light, from Greek Mithras, from Old Persian Mithra Date: …
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MITHRAIC — miˈthrāik adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Late Greek mithraikos of Mithras, from Greek Mithras + -ikos -ic : of or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MITHRAIC — adjective Etymology: Late Greek mithraikos of Mithras, ancient Persian god of light, from Greek Mithras, from Old Persian Mithra Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MITHRAIC — Mithraic BrE AmE mɪ ˈθreɪ ɪk
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MITHRAIC — Pronunciation: mi- ' thr ā -ik Function: adjective Etymology: Late Greek mithraikos of Mithras, ancient Persian god of light, from …
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MITHRAIC MYSTERIES — Митра
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TURTLE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English turtla, from Latin turtur Date: before 12th century ~dove , II. noun …
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MYSTERY — I. noun (plural -teries) Etymology: Middle English mysterie, from Latin mysterium, from Greek mystērion, from mystēs initiate Date: 14th century …
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MITHRAIST — noun or adjective see: Mithraic
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MITHRAISM — noun see: Mithraic
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MITHRAISM — Ancient Iranian religion based on the worship of Mithra , the greatest of Iranian deities before the coming of Zoroaster …
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MITHRAEUM — miˈthrēəm noun ( plural mith·raea -ēə ; also mithraeums ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek Mithraion shrine …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAUROBOLIUM — /tawr'euh boh"lee euhm/ , n. , pl. taurobolia /-lee euh/ . 1. the sacrifice of a bull, followed by the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MITHRAISM — — Mithraic /mith ray"ik/ , Mithraistic , adj. — Mithraist , n. /mith"reuh iz'euhm/ , n. an ancient Persian religion …
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MITHRAIST — see Mithraic
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MITHRAISM — see Mithraic
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TURTLE — I. ˈtər-t ə l noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English turtla, from Latin turtur Date: before 12th century archaic …
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MYSTERY — I. ˈmis-t(ə-)rē noun ( plural -ter·ies ) Etymology: Middle English mysterie, from Latin mysterium, from Greek mystērion, from mystēs initiate …
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MITHRAISM — [ 'mɪθrəˌɪz(ə)m , 'mɪθreɪ- ] ■ noun the cult of the ancient Persian god Mithras, worshipped in the first three …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MYSTERY — [mys.tery] n, pl -ter.ies [ME mysterie, fr. L mysterium, fr. Gk mysterion, fr. mystes initiate] (14c) 1 a: a religious …
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HVARENAH — in Zoroastrianism, the attribute of kingly glory. Introduced to the Persian religion from Iran as part of Mithraism, hvarenah is …
Britannica English vocabulary
MITHRA — also spelled Mithras, Sanskrit Mitra, in ancient Indo-Iranian mythology, the god of light, whose cult spread from India in the …
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CUMONT, FRANZ (-VALRY-MARIE) — born Jan. 3, 1868, Aalst, Belg. died Aug. 25, 1947, Brussels Belgian archaeologist and philologist who strongly influenced the modern …
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MITHRAISM — n. the cult of the ancient Persian god Mithras associated with the sun. Mithraic adj. Mithraist n. [ L Mithras …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MITER US VAR. OF MITRE. — Mithraism n. the cult of the ancient Persian god Mithras associated with the sun. Derivatives: Mithraic adj. Mithraist n. Etymology: …
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PROMINENT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PHOENIX — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB rise ▪ Her female Spirit-Self simply seems to rise mysteriously like a phoenix from …
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MITHRAISM — n. Ancient Iranian religion based on the worship of Mithra , the greatest of Iranian deities before the coming of …
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