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, phÅ“ti
Ophite (plural Ophites)
(historical) A member of a Gnostic snake-worshipping sect of the second century.
• Serpentinian
• Ethiop, Peitho, hot pie, hotpie, phoeti, phÅ“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
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
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