Ophiann.

Brit.

/ˈɒfɪən/, U.S.

/ˈɑfiən/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Ὀϕιανοί.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek Ὀϕιανοί (plural) serpent-worshippers (Clement of Alexandria), members of an early Gnostic sect which worshipped the serpent (Origen) < ancient Greek ὄϕις serpent (see ophio- comb. form) + -ανος -an suffix. Compare earlier Ophite n.²

Church History. rare.

= Ophite n.²

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Ophite1608

Ophian1678

Serpentinian1758

Serpentian1841

1678 T. Tenison Of Idolatry viii. 153 The sect of the Ophians, a kind of Spawn of the Gnostics.

1844 N. Amer. Rev. July 164 Another of these sects was that of the Ophians, or Serpentists..who relied on a book called the Gospel of Eve.

1883 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. II. 880 This class of Gnostics, called by Hippolytus Ophites, by Clement of Alexandria Ophians.

1967 D. T. Kauffman Dict. Relig. Terms 339/2 Ophians or Ophites, serpent-disciples.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ophian
释义	Ophiann. Brit. /ˈɒfɪən/, U.S. /ˈɑfiən/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Ὀϕιανοί. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek Ὀϕιανοί (plural) serpent-worshippers (Clement of Alexandria), members of an early Gnostic sect which worshipped the serpent (Origen) < ancient Greek ὄϕις serpent (see ophio- comb. form) + -ανος -an suffix. Compare earlier Ophite n.² Church History. rare. = Ophite n.² ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > major early Christian sects > Gnosticism > [noun] > person > serpentian Ophite1608 Ophian1678 Serpentinian1758 Serpentian1841 1678 T. Tenison Of Idolatry viii. 153 The sect of the Ophians, a kind of Spawn of the Gnostics. 1844 N. Amer. Rev. July 164 Another of these sects was that of the Ophians, or Serpentists..who relied on a book called the Gospel of Eve. 1883 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. II. 880 This class of Gnostics, called by Hippolytus Ophites, by Clement of Alexandria Ophians. 1967 D. T. Kauffman Dict. Relig. Terms 339/2 Ophians or Ophites, serpent-disciples. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1678
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