About The Word Ophite
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What's The Definition Of Ophite?Synonyms | Synonyms for Ophite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Ophite: See Also | Ophite In Webster's Dictionary \O"phite\, a. [Gr. 'ofi`ths, fr. 'o`fis a serpent.]
Of or pertaining to a serpent. [Obs.]
\O"phite\, n. [L. ophites, Gr. 'ofi`ths (sc. ?), a kind of marble spotted like a serpent: cf. F. ophite.] (Min.) 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. [L. Ophitae, pl. See {Ophite}, a.] (Eccl.Hist.) A mamber of a Gnostic serpent-worshiping sect of the second century. |
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