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Mithraist

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Mith·ra·ism  (mthr-zm, -r-)
n.
A religious cult that worshiped Mithras, especially popular among the Roman military and a strong rival to Christianity during the late Roman Empire.
Mith·raic (m-thrk) adj.
Mith·raist n.
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Noun1.Mithraist - adherent of MithraismMithraist - adherent of Mithraism                
adherent, disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
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The Christians and the Mithraists were probably the best organized of the late antique faiths, but Mithraism was too deeply rooted in the military and the imperial bureaucracy to win a spiritual monopoly.
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