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Mithraeum

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[mi-three-uhm] / mɪˈθri əm /

noun

plural

Mithraea, Mithraeums

  1. a temple of Mithras.

Etymology

Origin of Mithraeum

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

Example Sentences

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The Mithraeum of Sarreburg seems to have been frequented till 395 A.D.3202.Cumont, Intr. p.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel

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