Mithraic
English
Etymology
Mithras + -ic. First attested in English circa 1678. More at Mithras
Adjective
Mithraic (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Roman Mysteriae Mithrae ("Mysteries of Mithras", "Mithraic Mysteries"), an astrology-centric, middle-platonic mystery cult of the 1st-4th century Roman Empire that claimed to have been founded by "Zoroaster".
Related terms
- Mithra
- Mithraism
- Mithras