Mithraic
- a word derived from Mithraism.
Example Sentences
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Given the vast number of Mithraic sanctuaries, it is surprisingly difficult to visit one.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2023
At a low moment in the pilot, he argues for surrendering to the Mithraic, unsettling his militant partner.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
It doesn't help that the Mithraic soldiers' uniforms are distractingly kitschy; imagine cast-off uniforms from some 1980s XFL team called Holy Rollers.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2020
There is, for example, the Mithraic altar she devised with her husband, which has seemingly Persian and Greek text, but is no more than an intellectual joke.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 1, 2011
In old Pagan and Mithraic times we know that the sacrifice of the ox was common.
From Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 by Stuart, John
