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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin ophites, from Ancient Greek ὀφίτης (ophítēs) (Etymology 2, below). Compare Ophite.
Noun
ophite (countable and uncountable, plural ophites)
- (geology) Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry.
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ὀφίτης (ophítēs).
Adjective
ophite (comparative more ophite, superlative most ophite)
- (rare) Serpent-like; ophidian.
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.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Noun
ophite m or f (plural ophites)
- ophite
Noun
ophite m (plural ophites)
- Ophite
Further reading
Latin
Noun
ophītē
- ablative/vocative singular of ophītēs