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Mithrasmas
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English
Etymology
en Mithras Christmas. In reference to one Roman Dies Natalis Sol Invictus 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.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmɪθɹəsməs/
Proper noun
en rare en Christmas Christian or secular holiday held on December 25, presented as linked to Mithras
en 1970 Gwendolyn MacEwen The Second Coming of Julian the Magician Prism International 9 3 105 ‘Thank you, and a Merry Mithrasmas to you,’’ I said.
en eponyms
en Christmas