Mithraic

English

Etymology

Mithras +‎ -ic. First attested in English circa 1678. More at Mithras

Adjective

Mithraic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Roman Mysteriae Mithrae ("Mysteries of Mithras", "Mithraic Mysteries"), an astrology-centric, middle-platonic mystery cult of the 1st-4th century Roman Empire that claimed to have been founded by "Zoroaster".
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