ophite
See also: Ophite
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Latin ophites, from Ancient Greek ὀφίτης (ophítēs) (Etymology 2, below). Compare Ophite.
Noun
editophite (countable and uncountable, plural ophites)
- (geology) Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry. [from 16th c.]
Etymology 2
editFrom Ancient Greek ὀφίτης (ophítēs).
Adjective
editophite (comparative more ophite, superlative most ophite)
- (rare) Serpent-like; ophidian. [from 19th c.]
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 243:
- 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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Noun
editophite m or f (plural ophites)
Noun
editophite m (plural ophites)
Further reading
edit- “ophite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
editNoun
editophītē
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