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Mithrasmas

/ˈmɪθɹəsməs/

Mithrasmas proper noun: christmas (Christian or secular holiday held on December 25), presented as linked to Mithras.

Proper noun

Mithrasmas

  1. (rare) Christmas (Christian or secular holiday held on December 25), presented as linked to Mithras
    • ‘Thank you, and a Merry Mithrasmas to you,’’^([sic]) I said.1970, Gwendolyn MacEwen, “The Second Coming of Julian the Magician”, in Prism International, volume 9, number 3, page 105

Origin of Mithrasmas

Blend of Mithras + Christmas. In reference to one Roman Dies Natalis Solis Invicti associated with December 25 and unrelated to Mithraism. Sol Invictus was also conflated with or used as an epithet of Mithras, from where the confused misidentification arose. Apparently coined by Gwendolyn MacEwen.

Questions about Mithrasmas

What does Mithrasmas mean?
Mithrasmas means christmas (Christian or secular holiday held on December 25), presented as linked to Mithras.
What part of speech is Mithrasmas?
Mithrasmas is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mithrasmas?
Mithrasmas is pronounced /ˈmɪθɹəsməs/.

Words near Mithrasmas in the dictionary

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

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