Mithraicist
Mithraicist noun: a member of the cult of Mithras (Mithraism or Mithraicism).
Noun
Mithraicist (plural Mithraicists)
- A member of the cult of Mithras (Mithraism or Mithraicism).
- And, as the leading words of the passage upon which the allusion turns are comitantia and beneficium, we have no alternative but to take these to be expressions received amonst the Mithraicists—part, in fact, of their sacred terminology.1871, Archaeologia, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity, page 12
- In this way a man might continue a Mithraicist and yet accept all the doctrines of Christianity, as the priests of that religion in their last days assured the incredulous Augustine.1887, Charles William King, The Gnostics and Their Remains: Ancient and Mediaeval, page xviii
Forms of Mithraicist
| plural | Mithraicists |
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Origin of Mithraicist
From Mithras + -ic + -ist.
Questions about Mithraicist
- What does Mithraicist mean?
- Mithraicist means a member of the cult of Mithras (Mithraism or Mithraicism).
- What part of speech is Mithraicist?
- Mithraicist is a noun.
- What is the plural of Mithraicist?
- The plural of Mithraicist is Mithraicists.
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