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Mithraeum meaning

An ancient temple or shrine where the god Mithra was worshipped.

Using Mithraeum

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ancient temple or shrine where the god Mithra was worshipped.
  • In the example corpus, mithraeum often appears in combinations such as: the mithraeum, mithraeum to, one mithraeum.

Context around Mithraeum

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

rudchester 1× caernarfon 1× marino 1× ostia 1× maritima 1× london 1×

Often after:

continued 1× typically 1× retains 1× represented 1×

Sentence patterns with Mithraeum

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

from one mithraeum to another 2× caesarea maritima mithraeum retains traces 1× for a mithraeum to have 1× joining a mithraeum with the 1× of the mithraeum 1× of the mithraeum typically there 1× that any mithraeum continued in 1× the caernarfon mithraeum 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a mosaic in 1× a painting in 1× clauss m the 1× for their feasts 1× it is known 1× some scholars maintain 1×

Common sentence endings:

mithraeum to another 2× among the soldiery 1× and the stars 1× date is inferred 1× lath and plaster 1× mithraeum in rome 1×

Words around Mithraeum

Just before it in the word index:

mithraea 4 mithradates 2 mithra 7 mithqal 2 mithilesh 4 mithila 11

Just after it in the word index:

mithraic 17 mithraism 13 mithran 5 mithras 33 mithridanes 2 mithridates 18

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Mithraeum

  • In this selection, "mithraeum" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rudchester, caernarfon, marino, continued, typically and retains stand out and add context to how "mithraeum" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include from one mithraeum to another and caesarea maritima mithraeum retains traces. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mithraeum" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mithraeum

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A painting in the Marino Mithraeum in Rome. (8 words)

It is known that intitates could transfer with their grades from one Mithraeum to another. (15 words)

The London Mithraeum is one example of the popularity of mystery religions among the soldiery. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

For their feasts, Mithraic initiates reclined on stone benches arranged along the longer sides of the Mithraeum – typically there might be room for 15 to 30 diners, but very rarely many more than 40 men. (35 words)

The highest grade, pater, is far the most common found on dedications and inscriptions and it would appear not to have been unusual for a mithraeum to have several persons with this grade. (33 words)

These were scattered over the floor when the Mithraeum was destroyed, as Christians apparently regarded the coins as polluted; and they therefore provide reliable dates for the functioning of the Mithraeum. (31 words)

Example sentences (14)

Temples to Mithras also exist in military contexts at Vindobala on Hadrian's Wall (the Rudchester Mithraeum ) and at Segontium in Roman Wales (the Caernarfon Mithraeum ).

These were scattered over the floor when the Mithraeum was destroyed, as Christians apparently regarded the coins as polluted; and they therefore provide reliable dates for the functioning of the Mithraeum.

A painting in the Marino Mithraeum in Rome.

A mosaic in the Ostia Mithraeum of Felicissimus depicts these grades, with symbolic emblems that are connected either to the grades or are just symbols of the planets.

Clauss, M., The Roman cult of Mithras, pp. 31 32. It cannot be shown that any Mithraeum continued in use in the 5th century.

For their feasts, Mithraic initiates reclined on stone benches arranged along the longer sides of the Mithraeum – typically there might be room for 15 to 30 diners, but very rarely many more than 40 men.

It is known that intitates could transfer with their grades from one Mithraeum to another.

Some scholars maintain that practice may have differed over time, or from one Mithraeum to another.

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The ceiling of the Caesarea Maritima Mithraeum retains traces of blue paint, which may mean the ceiling was painted to depict the sky and the stars.

The highest grade, pater, is far the most common found on dedications and inscriptions and it would appear not to have been unusual for a mithraeum to have several persons with this grade.

The London Mithraeum is one example of the popularity of mystery religions among the soldiery.

The Mithraeum at Caesarea Maritima is the only one in Palestine and the date is inferred.

The Mithraeum represented the cave to which Mithras carried and then killed the bull; and where stone vaulting could not be afforded, the effect would be imitated with lath and plaster.

There are several examples of persons, commonly those of higher social status, joining a mithraeum with the status pater – especially in Rome during the ' pagan revival ' of the 4th century.

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Common combinations with mithraeum

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mithraeum" in a sentence?
An example: "Temples to Mithras also exist in military contexts at Vindobala on Hadrian's Wall (the Rudchester Mithraeum ) and at Segontium in Roman Wales (the Caernarfon Mithraeum )." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mithraeum" from authentic English texts.
What does "mithraeum" mean?
Mithraeum means: An ancient temple or shrine where the god Mithra was worshipped.
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