Mithrasmas

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/ˈmɪθɹəsməs/

proper noun

Christmas (Christian or secular holiday held on December 25), presented as linked to Mithras

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. rareChristmas (Christian or secular holiday held on December 25), presented as linked to Mithras

    ‘Thank you, and a Merry Mithrasmas to you,’’^([sic]) I said.

    1970, Gwendolyn MacEwen, “The Second Coming of Julian the Magician”, in Prism International, volume 9, number 3, page 105

Origin

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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APA

Mithrasmas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mithrasmas

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“Mithrasmas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mithrasmas. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mithrasmas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mithrasmas.

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