Mithrasmas
//ˈmɪθɹəsməs// name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Christmas (Christian or secular holiday held on December 25), presented as linked to Mithras rare
"‘Thank you, and a Merry Mithrasmas to you,’’^([sic]) I said."
Example
More examples"‘Thank you, and a Merry Mithrasmas to you,’’^([sic]) I said."
Etymology
Blend of Mithras + Christmas. In reference to one Roman Dies Natalis Solis Invicti associated with December 25 and unrelated to Mithraism. Sol Invictus was also conflated with or used as an epithet of Mithras, from where the confused misidentification arose. Apparently coined by Gwendolyn MacEwen.
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