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Mith·rae·um or mith·rae·um (m

n. pl. Mith·rae·a or mith·rae·a (-r

)

An often subterranean or semisubterranean temple dedicated to the worship of Mithras.

[New Latin, from Greek Mithraion, from Mithrs, Mithras; see Mithras.]

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No references found			Nearby is the Mithraeum, which had been buried for more than 1,600 years before being discovered in 1949. Sites revealing Roman beliefs by The Journal (Newcastle, England) It is odd, however, that Mullen should express surprise at the similarities in architectural and art forms between this church and the mithraeum and synagogue found at the same site: all three buildings were, after all, built for the adherents of religions that followed essentially similar forms of communal worship, while at this stage in its development Christianity was still seeking an appropriate and exclusive iconography. R.L.Mullen, The Expansion of Christianity: A Gazetteer of its First ... by Bennett, Julian / Journal of Cyprus Studies The three in Part 5 relate to the Greco-Roman world: one on theurgy, two on Apuleius in relation to realia, and an Ostian Mithraeum. Text and Artifact in the Religions of Mediterranean Antiquity. Essays ... by Krentz, Edgar / Currents in Theology and Mission			Mitchella Mitchella repens Mitchum mite mite box Mitella Mitella diphylla Mitella pentandra miter miter box Miter dovetail Miter gauge miter joint miter mushroom Miter shell miter square Miter wheels miterwort Mitford mithan mither Mithgarthr Mithic Mithra Mithracin Mithraeum Mithraic Mithraicism Mithraism Mithraist mithraistic mithramycin Mithras mithridate mithridate mustard Mithridates Mithridates the Great Mithridates VI Mithridatic mithridatism miticide Mitigable Mitigant mitigate mitigated mitigating mitigating circumstance mitigating circumstances mitigation Mitigative Mitigator			Mithaniel Marr Mithaniel Marr Daily News MITHAS Mithat Pasha MITHC MITHE mither mithered mithering mithers Mithgarthr Mithic Mithli Mithlii Mithra Mithra Mithracin Mithracin Mithradakert Mithradates Mithradates IV Mithradates the Great Mithradates VI Mithradates VI Mithradates VI Eupator Mithradatkirt Mithraea Mithraeum mithraic mithraic Mithraic Mysteries Mithraic Mysteries Mithraicism Mithraism Mithraism Mithraist Mithraist mithraistic Mithraists Mithraists mithramycin mithramycin Mithrandir Mithras Mithras Mithredath mithridate mithridate mustard mithridate mustard Mithridates Mithridates Mithridates Antidote Mithridates I Mithridates I Mithridates II Mithridates III Mithridates IV Mithridates the Great

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