Mithraeum

[ mi-three-uhm ]

noun

, plural Mith·rae·a [mi-, three, -, uh], Mith·rae·ums.

1. a temple of Mithras.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mithraeum¹

1875–80; < New Latin < Greek Mithraîon, equivalent to Míthr ( ās ) Mithras + -aion suffix of place

Example Sentences

One notable exception requires a 40-minute drive south of Rome into the Alban Hills: The Marino Mithraeum, discovered in 2005, features a stunningly intact wall painting of the bonneted, spangled, pink-tights-clad man-god enacting the bull-stabbing scene.

From New York Times

The site was identified as a Mithraeum when in the last hours of the excavation the carved head of a handsome young god was found.

From The Guardian

The Mithraeum incorporates a new daylit art gallery at ground level with an opening installation, Another View from Nowhen, by the Dublin artist Isabel Nolan.

From The Guardian

The museum has a wonderful sculpture dug up from the Mithraeum — a post-party Bacchus and Pan, drunk off their immortal butts, propped up between a satyr and a maenad.

From Washington Post

The London Mithraeum exhibition will open at the site in autumn 2017.

From BBC