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What does Mithraism mean?

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Proper noun
  1. An astrology-based, middle-platonic mystery cult of the 1st-4th century Roman Empire that claimed to have been founded by "Zoroaster".
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One early variant or branch of Zoroastrianism, Mithraism, we have already named.
Rome was also the base of several mystery cults, such as Mithraism.
A more important fact was that Mithraism was a religion of redemption.
Mithraism easily combined with the worship of Apollo, or the Sun-God.
Eastern cults such as Mithraism also grew in popularity towards the end of the occupation.
In the reign of Pompey, Mithraism, a cult borrowed from Persia, was spread throughout the empire.

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