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Mithraeum
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Mith·rae·um       [mi-three-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural Mith·rae·a       [mi-three-uh] Pronunciation Key, Mith·rae·ums.
a temple of Mithras.
[Origin: 1875–80; < NL < Gk Mithraǐon, equiv. to Míthr(ās) Mithras + -aion suffix of place]
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Mith·rae·um or mith·rae·um       (mĭth'rē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. Mith·rae·a or mith·rae·a (-rē-ə)
An often subterranean or semisubterranean temple dedicated to the worship of Mithras.


[New Latin, from Greek Mithraion, from Mithrās, Mithras; see Mithras.]

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