Mith·ra·ism

(mĭth′rə-ĭz′əm, -rā-)

A religion based on the worship of Mithras that was especially popular among the Roman military and a strong rival to Christianity during the late Roman Empire.

Mith·ra′ic (mĭ-thrā′ĭk) adj.

Mith·ra′ist n.

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Noun

Mithraist - adherent of Mithraism

adherent, disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

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References in periodicals archive

The object of this learned and careful study is to dispose of the rabid infidel, the omnipresent Mithraist, and the enterprising despot who have masqueraded under the name of Julian in ancient and modern writings on this short-lived Emperor.

Julian's Gods: Religion and Philosophy in the Thought and Action of Julian the Apostate

According to Dodds [1965, 136-138], a "Christian congregation was from the first a community in a much fuller sense than any corresponding group of Isiac or Mithraist devotees.

Risk, rationality, and religious portfolios

The Mind of Mithraists: Historical and Cognitive Studies in the Roman Cult of Mithras

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