Definition of Mithraic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to Mithraism or its god.

Exact synonyms: Mithraistic
Partainyms: Mithraism, Mithraism
Derivative terms: Mithraism, Mithras

Definition of Mithraic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the Roman ''Mysteriae Mithrae'' ("Mysteries of Mithras", "Mithraic Mysteries"), an astrology-centric, middle-platonic mystery cult of the 1st-4th century Roman Empire that claimed to have been founded by "Zoroaster". ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Mithraic

miterers
mitering
miters
miterwort
miterworts
mites
mitey
mithan
mithe
mither
mithered
mithering
mithers
mithqal
mithqals
mithraic
mithraistic
mithramycin
mithridate
mithridate mustard
mithridatic
mithridatics
mithridatisation
mithridatism
mithridatization
mithridatize
mithridatized
mithril
miticidal
miticide

Literary usage of Mithraic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay by Asiatic Society of Bombay (1870)
"Observations on the Bactrian and Mithraic Coins, ... proofs of an union between the Bauddha and Mithraic creeds ; particularly after the deductions made by ..."

2. Historic and Monumental Rome: A Handbook for the Students of Classical and by Charles Isidore Hemans (1874)
"Another curious Mithraic monument, found near this site (though not in the temple itself), is a statuette representing the birth of the God, ..."

3. The Conversion of Europe by Charles Henry Robinson (1917)
"instituted the observance of Christmas they selected December 25, the Mithraic " natalis invicti," in order to displace the worship of Mithra on this day.1 ..."

4. The Secret Societies of All Ages and Countries by Charles William Heckethorn (1897)
"Origin of Mithraic Worship.—Mithras is a beneficent genius presiding over the sun, the most powerful of the twenty- eight ..."

5. The Ancient Lowly: A History of the Ancient Working People from the Earliest by Cyrenus Osborne Ward (1900)
"... and Demosthenes —Hadrian's Letter on the Mithraic Christians—Hierophant —Sabbath a Strictly Union Rite—Pagan Labor Year 365 Days—Love Feasts—Eight Hours ..."

6. The Roman Wall: A Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive Account of the by John Collingwood Bruce (1851)
"I would hazard s conjecture that the whole relates to the Mithraic rites callee Leontica ; for the lion, in the zodiac of the ancient heathens ..."

7. Roma Sotterranea: Or, An Account of the Roman Catacombs, Especially of the by Giovanni Battista de Rossi, James Spencer Northcote (1879)
"Judging from the much lower level of that part of the excavation in which the Mithraic paintings occur, and from the holes which may still be seen in the ..."

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