Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A religion based on the worship of Mithras that was especially popular among the Roman military and a strong rival to Christianity during the late Roman Empire.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The worship of Mithras.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun The ancient Persian religion which worshiped Mithra; it was popular among Romans during first three centuries a. d.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun An astrology-centric, middle-platonic mystery cult of the 1st-4th century Roman Empire that claimed to have been founded by "
Zoroaster ".
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun ancient Persian religion; popular among Romans during first three centuries a.d.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The stuff on Mithraism from the Catholic Encycolpedia was stunningly unconvincing.
Carry-Over Thread 2007
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Mithraism is not, in fact, a pre-Christian religion.
Carry-Over Thread 2007
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The stuff on Mithraism from the Catholic Encycolpedia was stunningly unconvincing.
Carry-Over Thread 2007
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The book and video question the historical existence of Jesus Christ and shed light on other religions such as Mithraism, Hinduism, Judaism, as well as indigenous shamanism, showing the origins of shamanism through psychedelic drug use, sun and star worship, and fertility and sex worship.
WN.com - Articles related to US defense chief Gates tightens military's media rules 2010
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The book and video question the historical existence of Jesus Christ and shed light on other religions such as Mithraism, Hinduism, Judaism, as well as indigenous shamanism, showing the origins of shamanism through psychedelic drug use, sun and star worship, and fertility and sex worship.
WN.com - Articles related to US defense chief Gates tightens military's media rules 2010
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The book and video question the historical existence of Jesus Christ and shed light on other religions such as Mithraism,
WN.com - Articles related to US defense chief Gates tightens military's media rules 2010
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The book and video question the historical existence of Jesus Christ and shed light on other religions such as Mithraism,
WN.com - Articles related to US defense chief Gates tightens military's media rules 2010
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Anahita, who was "the presiding genie of Fertility and more especially of the Waters" (W.J. Phythian-Adams, "Mithraism," 1915, p. 13).] [97: "Rest Days," New York, 1916, pp. 124 _et seq.
The Evolution of the Dragon G. Elliot Smith
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Mithraism (Sun worship) was Christianity's strongest competitor in Europe.
Daniel Bruno Sanz: Bad Moon, Burnt Qurans, Birthers and Flat Earthers Daniel Bruno Sanz 2010
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Mithraism (Sun worship) was Christianity's strongest competitor in Europe.
Daniel Bruno Sanz: Bad Moon, Burnt Qurans, Birthers and Flat Earthers Daniel Bruno Sanz 2010
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