Petrine
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpiːtɹaɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpiˌtɹaɪn/
Adjective
editPetrine (comparative more Petrine, superlative most Petrine)
- Of or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly Saint Peter or Peter the Great.
- the Petrine Epistles
- 1889, Richard Frederick Littledale, The Petrine Claims: A Critical Inquiry, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, →OL, page 199:
- ...the statement of Apost. Const. vi. 8, that his ordination was Pauline, rather than Petrine, according to the competing traditions of St. Epiphanus and Rufinus, in which case he is the particular link in the Pauline succession.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editOf or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly Saint Peter
References
edit- “Petrine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editDanish
editProper noun
editPetrine
- a female given name, a feminine form of Peter
Norwegian
editProper noun
editPetrine
- a female given name, a feminine form of Peter
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