ophite

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɒfʌɪt/(UK)
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/ˈɒfʌɪt/(UK) · /ˈəʊfʌɪt/(UK) · /ˈoʊfaɪt/(US)

Definition of ophite

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry.
  2. (historical)A member of the Ophites, a Gnostic snake-worshipping sect.

adj

  1. (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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