Mithraeum Definition

mithraea
noun
An often subterranean or semisubterranean temple dedicated to the worship of Mithras.
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Other Word Forms of Mithraeum

Noun

Singular:
Mithraeum
Plural:
mithraea, mithraeums

Origin of Mithraeum

  • New Latin from Greek Mithraion from Mithrās Mithras Mithras

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mithraeum Sentence Examples

  • To the south-west of the Forum are the remains of three small temples, one dedicated to Venus, and a well-preserved Mithraeum, with mosaics representing the seven planets, &c. To the south-west again is the conspicuous brick cella of a lofty temple, on arched substructures, generally supposed to be that of Vulcan, with a threshold block of africano (Euboean) marble over 15 ft.

  • The Mithraeum hewn in the tufa quarries of the Capitoline Hill at Rome, still in existence during the Renaissance, is an example.

  • A rock column supports the roof, and a building (possibly a Mithraeum) once stood above.

  • A Mithraeum was found outside this gate in 1878.

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