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Mithras

Mithras proper noun: a Roman god, cult figure of the 2nd-to-4th-century Roman mystery religion known as the "Mysteries of Mithras", or Mithraism.

mithras: a Roman god, cult figure of the 2nd-to-4th-century Roman mystery religion known as the "Mysteries...
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Proper noun

Mithras

  1. A Roman god, cult figure of the 2nd-to-4th-century Roman mystery religion known as the "Mysteries of Mithras", or Mithraism.

Origin of Mithras

Learned borrowing from Latin Mithras. Doublet of Mehr, mitre, and Mitra.

Words formed from Mithras

Questions about Mithras

What does Mithras mean?
Mithras means a Roman god, cult figure of the 2nd-to-4th-century Roman mystery religion known as the "Mysteries of Mithras", or Mithraism.
What part of speech is Mithras?
Mithras is a proper noun.

Words near Mithras in the dictionary

  1. Mithraizing
  2. mithralog
  3. mithralogs
  4. mithramycin
  5. mithramycins
  6. Mithras
  7. Mithrasmas
  8. Mithratic
  9. mithridate
  10. mithridate mustard
  11. mithridate treacle

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