Mithraeum
/mɪˈθɹi.əm/noun
Mithraeum is spelled M-I-T-H-R-A-E-U-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Mithraeum means “An ancient temple or shrine where the god Mithra was worshipped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Mithraeum is Mithraea or Mithraeums.
How many letters and syllables are in Mithraeum?
| Letters | 9: M-I-T-H-R-A-E-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Mithraeum?
Mithraeum appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Mithraeum?
- /mɪˈθɹi.əm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Mithraeum
- Mithraea plural
- Mithraeums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Mithraeum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ancient temple or shrine where the god Mithra was worshipped.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mithraeum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense place of worship:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | mitreu |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Mithraeum come from?
19th-century coinage, Mithras + Latin -eum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).