ophite
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- 11
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- 11
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Definition of ophite
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry.
- (historical)A member of the Ophites, a Gnostic snake-worshipping sect.
adj
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(rare)Serpent-like; ophidian.
“The idols represented the eons, divine emanations, and their origin was probably ophite – about which we know a thing or two at first hand.”
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Etymology
From Latin ophites, from Ancient Greek ὀφίτης (ophítēs) (Etymology 2, below). Compare Ophite.
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