Definitions for Mithras
ˈmɪθ ræs; -rəmithras

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mithras, Mithranoun

   ancient Persian god of light and truth; sun god

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1. Mithrasnoun

   A Roman god, cult figure of the 2nd-4th century Roman mystery religion known as the "Mysteries of Mithras" (now colloquially Mithraism)

2. Etymology: From Mithras.

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1. mithras

   ‹See Tfd› Mithraism, also known as the Mithraic mysteries or the Cult of Mithras, was a Roman mystery religion centered on the god Mithras. Although inspired by Iranian worship of the Zoroastrian divinity (yazata) Mithra, the Roman Mithras is linked to a new and distinctive imagery, with the level of continuity between Persian and Greco-Roman practice debated. The mysteries were popular among the Imperial Roman army from about the 1st to the 4th-century CE.Worshippers of Mithras had a complex system of seven grades of initiation and communal ritual meals. Initiates called themselves syndexioi, those "united by the handshake". They met in underground temples, now called mithraea (singular mithraeum), which survive in large numbers. The cult appears to have had its center in Rome, and was popular throughout the western half of the empire, as far south as Roman Africa and Numidia, as far as Roman Dacia, as far north as Roman Britain,(pp 26–27) and to a lesser extent in Roman Syria in the east.Mithraism is viewed as a rival of early Christianity.(p 147) In the 4th century, Mithraists faced persecution from Christians, and the religion was subsequently suppressed and eliminated in the Roman empire by the end of the century.Numerous archaeological finds, including meeting places, monuments and artifacts, have contributed to modern knowledge about Mithraism throughout the Roman Empire. The iconic scenes of Mithras show him being born from a rock, slaughtering a bull, and sharing a banquet with the god Sol (the Sun). About 420 sites have yielded materials related to the cult. Among the items found are about 1000 inscriptions, 700 examples of the bull-killing scene (tauroctony), and about 400 other monuments.(p xxi) It has been estimated that there would have been at least 680 mithraea in the city of Rome. No written narratives or theology from the religion survive; limited information can be derived from the inscriptions and brief or passing references in Greek and Latin literature. Interpretation of the physical evidence remains problematic and contested.

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1. mithras

   Mithras is a deity from ancient Persian mythology, often associated with light, truth, and loyalty. He later became the central figure in the mystery religion, Mithraism, which became popular in the Roman Empire before its decline. Mithras is typically represented as a heroic figure and a powerful deity in both eastern and western cultures. The Mithras cult, although largely secretive and esoteric, had an influential effect on various religious rituals and practices.

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1. Mithrasnoun

   the sun god of the Persians

2. Etymology: [L., from Gr. .]

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1. Mithras

   mith′ras, n. a Perso-Iranian divinity of light, worshipped with elaborate secret rites and mysteries, popular at Rome in the early Empire—representations of Mithras as a beautiful youth in Phrygian dress sacrificing a bull being common in Roman art—also Mith′ra.—n. Mithræ′um, a grotto sacred to Mithras.—adj. Mithrā′ic.—ns. Mithrā′icism, Mith′raism.—v.i. Mith′raise.—n. Mith′raist. [L.,—Gr.,—Old Pers. Mitra.]

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1. Mithras

   the highest of the second order of deities in the ancient Persian religion, the friend of man in this life and his protector against evil in the world to come, sided with Ormuzd against Ahriman, incarnated in the sun, and represented as a youth kneeling on a bull and plunging a dagger into his neck, while he is at the same time attacked by a dog, a serpent, and a scorpion.

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1. Mithras

   (Mith′ras). A Persian divinity, the ruler of the universe, corresponding with the Roman Sol.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mithras in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mithras in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Mithras
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mithras
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithras
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mithras
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Mithras
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Mithras
8. ^ Mythology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=Mithras