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MITHRAISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ancient Persian religion; popular among Romans during first three centuries a.d.
Synonyms:
Mithraicism; Mithraism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Mithraism" is a kind of...):
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
Derivation:
Mithraist (adherent of Mithraism)
mithraistic (of or relating to Mithraism or its god)
