ophite (countable and uncountable, plural ophites)
(geology) Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry. [from 16th c.]
ophite (comparative more ophite, superlative most ophite)
(rare) Serpent-like; ophidian. [from 19th c.]
• Ethiop, Peitho, hot pie, hotpie, phoeti, phĹ“ti
Ophite (plural Ophites)
(historical) A member of a Gnostic snake-worshipping sect of the second century.
• Serpentinian
• Ethiop, Peitho, hot pie, hotpie, phoeti, phĹ“ti
Source: Wiktionary
O"phite, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a serpent. [Obs.]
O"phite, n. Etym: [L. ophites, Gr. ophite.] (Min.)
Definition: A greenish spotted porphyry, being a diabase whose pyroxene has been altered to uralite; -- first found in the Pyreness. So called from the colored spots which give it a mottled appearance.
– O*phi"ic, a.
O"phite, n. Etym: [L. Ophitae, pl. See Ophite, a.] (Eccl.Hist.)
Definition: A mamber of a Gnostic serpent-worshiping sect of the second century.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
