adj
Meaning 1
Serpent-like; ophidian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Standard Lemma guide
ophite
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UK: /ˈɒfʌɪt/
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UK: /ˈəʊfʌɪt/
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US: /ˈoʊfaɪt/
noun
Meaning 2
Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
A member of the Ophites, a Gnostic snake-worshipping sect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀφίτης (ophítēs).
From Latin ophites, from Ancient Greek ὀφίτης (ophítēs) (Etymology 2, below). Compare Ophite.
Latin Ophitae, plural. Compare ophite.