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Petrine

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpiːtɹaɪn/
  • General-American: /ˈpiˌtɹaɪn/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly Saint Peter or Peter the Great.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the Petrine Epistles

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly Saint Peter or Peter the Great.

Depicted upside-down.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin Petrus + -ine, perhaps after Pauline. Compare Ancient Greek πέτρινος (pétrinos, “stony, rocky”) and Late Latin petrinus (“of stone”).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: petrí — of or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly Saint Peter
  • French: pétrinien — of or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly Saint Peter
  • German: petrinisch — of or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly Saint Peter
  • Polish: Piotrowy — of or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly Saint Peter
  • Portuguese: petrino — of or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly Saint Peter