Mithraicadj.

Brit.

/mɪˈθreɪɪk/, U.S.

/mɪˈθreɪɪk/

Forms: 1600s Mithraick, 1800s– Mithraic. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: proper name Mithra , Mithras , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < Mithra, variant of the name of the god Mithras (see Mithras n.) + -ic suffix, perhaps after Hellenistic Greek Μιθραϊκός.

Of or relating to Mithras or Mithraism.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > other deities > [adjective] > of or relating to Mithras

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society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [adjective] > of deities > of Mithras

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1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 286 Zoroaster and the ancient Magi, who were best initiated in the Mithraick Mysteries.

1818 J. Millingen in Archaeologia (1821) 19 71 The crow, the scorpion, and the serpent, are animals commonly seen on Mithraic monuments.

1843 S. C. Hall & A. M. Hall Ireland III. 200 All the Mithraic..temples were rotund.

1877 J. H. Parker Catacombs of Rome Pl. xv Catacomb of Mithraic Worshippers.

1934 R. Campbell Broken Rec. iii. 67 A truly taurobolic and Mithraic sensation.

1958 L. Durrell Balthazar iii. 55 In a brazen red glare she saw the bloodshot eyes of the mithraic animal.

1988 G. J. Whitrow Time in Hist.: Evol. Gen. Awareness iv. 60 The founding father of modern Mithraic studies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mithraic
释义	Mithraicadj. Brit. /mɪˈθreɪɪk/, U.S. /mɪˈθreɪɪk/ Forms: 1600s Mithraick, 1800s– Mithraic. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: proper name Mithra , Mithras , -ic suffix. Etymology: < Mithra, variant of the name of the god Mithras (see Mithras n.) + -ic suffix, perhaps after Hellenistic Greek Μιθραϊκός. Of or relating to Mithras or Mithraism. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > other deities > [adjective] > of or relating to Mithras Mithraic1678 Mithriac1747 Mithratic1803 Mithraitic1827 Mithraistic1900 society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [adjective] > of deities > of Mithras Mithriac1747 Mithratic1803 Mithraic1877 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 286 Zoroaster and the ancient Magi, who were best initiated in the Mithraick Mysteries. 1818 J. Millingen in Archaeologia (1821) 19 71 The crow, the scorpion, and the serpent, are animals commonly seen on Mithraic monuments. 1843 S. C. Hall & A. M. Hall Ireland III. 200 All the Mithraic..temples were rotund. 1877 J. H. Parker Catacombs of Rome Pl. xv Catacomb of Mithraic Worshippers. 1934 R. Campbell Broken Rec. iii. 67 A truly taurobolic and Mithraic sensation. 1958 L. Durrell Balthazar iii. 55 In a brazen red glare she saw the bloodshot eyes of the mithraic animal. 1988 G. J. Whitrow Time in Hist.: Evol. Gen. Awareness iv. 60 The founding father of modern Mithraic studies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1678
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