ophiten.¹

Brit.

/ˈɒfʌɪt/,

/ˈəʊfʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈɑˌfaɪt/,

/ˈoʊˌfaɪt/

Forms: 1500s–1600s ophit, 1600s opite, 1600s– ophite.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ophītēs.

Etymology: < classical Latin ophītēs ophites n. Compare Middle French, French ophite (1495), Italian ofite (a1498; formerly also †ophite ). Compare earlier ophites n.

Geology.

Any of various eruptive or metamorphic rocks which have spots or markings like a snake and are usually green; serpentine.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > serpentine

serpentine1426

ophite1592

serpentine stone1662

viper-stone1741

serpent-stone1757

ophiolite1824

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [noun] > marble > serpentine

ophitesa1398

serpentine1426

ophite1592

serpentine marble1601

serpentine stone1662

viper-stone1741

verd-antique1745

verde antico1753

serpent-stone1757

ophiolite1824

ophicalcite1866

1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 24^v Of Porphyrit, Ophit [It. Ophite], Numidian, Alabastrit..Lacedemonian greene, and white marble.

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 244 In the Castle of Tangra..there is a Chapell wherein are many precious stones,..and among diuers other these Ophites.

c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 181 It is plac'd as I remember on a Pillar of Opite stone.

c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 185 At the head of the former [bridge] stands a Columne of Opite upon which a Statue of Justice..cut all out of Porphyrie..had ben carv'd.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xxxvii A hard well-polish'd Ophits Stone.

1702 ‘T. Snow’ Apiroscopy sig. b3 It consists of one solid Stone, a kind of an Ophite or Spotted Marble.

1740 J. Dyer Ruins of Rome 5 Cærulean Ophite, and the flow'ry vein Of orient Jasper.

1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 468 The names Serpentine, Ophite, Lapis colubrinus, allude to the green serpent-like cloudings of the serpentine marble.

1937 A. Johannsen Descr. Petrogr. Igneous Rocks III. 319 Ophite is an old name given originally by Palasson to certain rocks of the Pyrenees.

1988 World Archaeol. 19 329 Directly in front of the sites there is a ford created by an ophite outcrop.

2001 Econ. News (Nexis) 30 Dec. The interior is decorated with marble, ophite and granite.

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

Ophiten.²

Brit.

/ˈɒfʌɪt/,

/ˈəʊfʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈɑˌfaɪt/,

/ˈoʊˌfaɪt/

Forms: 1600s Ophit, 1600s Ophitae (plural), 1600s– Ophite.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Ophitae.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Ophitae (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian) < Hellenistic Greek Ὀϕῖται , plural of Ὀϕίτης < ancient Greek ὄϕις serpent (see ophio- comb. form) + -ίτης -ite suffix¹. Compare French ophite (1688 in the passage translated in quot. 1692 at main sense). N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ·fəit) /ˈɒfaɪt/.

Church History.

A member of an early Gnostic sect which worshipped the serpent.According to the Ophites, the serpent in the story of the fall (Genesis 3) symbolized a higher god, who illuminates and liberates humankind.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > major early Christian sects > Gnosticism > [noun] > person > serpentian

Ophite1608

Ophian1678

Serpentinian1758

Serpentian1841

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents Ep. Ded. sig. A 3^v Epiphanius in his Treatise against the Ophitæ.

1645 A. Ross Medicus Med. 27 It seemes he (the Divell) dealt otherwise with you then with the Ophit hereticks.

1692 W. Wotton tr. L. E. Du Pin New Hist. Eccl. Writers I. 127/1 [Origen] attacks the Ebionites,..the Ophites, and the Sabellians.

1727 H. Herbert tr. C. Fleury Eccl. Hist. I. 194 The Ophites, who said that Wisdom had turned itself into a Serpent.

1793 W. Holwell Mythol. Dict. 306 The Ophite priests were very learned.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xli. 203 That intangible malignity..which the ancient Ophites of the east reverenced in their statue devil.

1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture II. 220 The cultus which tradition..declares the semi-Christian sect of Ophites to have rendered to their tame snake.

1888 E. Hatch Infl. Greek Ideas (1890) iii. 70 The Ophite writer, Justin.

1911 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 22 27 Whether the Naasenes, or Ophites, existed before the appearance of Christianity in the world or not, they are likely to have been a religious society before they became Christians.

1975 B. Felton & M. Fowler Most Unusual 148 The Ophites were an early Christian sect who felt that the temptation of Eve brought knowledge and revolt into the world, and hence was a positive rather than a sinful event.

2002 N. Drury Dict. Esoteric 240/2 The Ophites believed that the snake was really Sophia, personification of wisdom.

Derivatives

ˈOphitism n. rare the doctrine or worship of the Ophites.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > major early Christian sects > Gnosticism > [noun] > serpentian

Ophism1865

Ophitism1875

1875 J. B. Lightfoot St. Paul's Epist. Colossians 98 Phrygia reared the hybrid monstrosities of Ophitism.

1957 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 807/2 The prevalent view holds the field, namely, that Ophitism represents a primitive phase of Gnosticism.

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

† ophiteadj.

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

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ὀϕίτης of or like a serpent (see ophite n.¹).

Obsolete. rare.

Of or resembling a serpent or snake; having a sinuous form; serpentine.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves

tortivous14..

anfractuous?a1425

tortuous1426

tortuea1500

snakish1532

winding1538

wormy1545

boughty1570

wriggled1572

sinuous1578

serpent-likea1586

crankled1594

serpent1597

snaky1600

flexuous1605

snaking1605

cringle-crangle1606

voluminous1611

serpenting?1614

serpentine1615

curvy1623

serpentizing1628

worming1631

lacinious1648

anguineous1656

anguine1657

anfractuose1680

twisting1683

vermicular1712

worm-like1721

flexuose1727

meandering1748

crinkum-crankum1766

serpentiform1777

serpentining1799

anguiform1800

ophite1828

tortuose1829

cranky1836

sinuose1836

serpentile1857

twisty1857

sinuated1859

vermiculatea1864

twinyc1868

tortive1880

crinkle-crankle1881

serpentinous1882

quirky1890

twistical1890

waggly1894

wriggly1901

squiggly1902

wiggly1903

contortionate1911

wig-waggy1914

curvaceous1965

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Ophite, pertaining to a serpent.

1851 Murray's Hand-bk. Devon & Cornwall p. xxiv The avenues..run invariably in straight lines, and thus differ from those which have a true ophite character.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

n.¹1592

n.²1608

adj.1828

单词	ophite
释义	ophiten.¹ Brit. /ˈɒfʌɪt/, /ˈəʊfʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈɑˌfaɪt/, /ˈoʊˌfaɪt/ Forms: 1500s–1600s ophit, 1600s opite, 1600s– ophite. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ophītēs. Etymology: < classical Latin ophītēs ophites n. Compare Middle French, French ophite (1495), Italian ofite (a1498; formerly also †ophite ). Compare earlier ophites n. Geology. Any of various eruptive or metamorphic rocks which have spots or markings like a snake and are usually green; serpentine. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > serpentine serpentine1426 ophite1592 serpentine stone1662 viper-stone1741 serpent-stone1757 ophiolite1824 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [noun] > marble > serpentine ophitesa1398 serpentine1426 ophite1592 serpentine marble1601 serpentine stone1662 viper-stone1741 verd-antique1745 verde antico1753 serpent-stone1757 ophiolite1824 ophicalcite1866 1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 24^v Of Porphyrit, Ophit [It. Ophite], Numidian, Alabastrit..Lacedemonian greene, and white marble. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 244 In the Castle of Tangra..there is a Chapell wherein are many precious stones,..and among diuers other these Ophites. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 181 It is plac'd as I remember on a Pillar of Opite stone. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 185 At the head of the former [bridge] stands a Columne of Opite upon which a Statue of Justice..cut all out of Porphyrie..had ben carv'd. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xxxvii A hard well-polish'd Ophits Stone. 1702 ‘T. Snow’ Apiroscopy sig. b3 It consists of one solid Stone, a kind of an Ophite or Spotted Marble. 1740 J. Dyer Ruins of Rome 5 Cærulean Ophite, and the flow'ry vein Of orient Jasper. 1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 468 The names Serpentine, Ophite, Lapis colubrinus, allude to the green serpent-like cloudings of the serpentine marble. 1937 A. Johannsen Descr. Petrogr. Igneous Rocks III. 319 Ophite is an old name given originally by Palasson to certain rocks of the Pyrenees. 1988 World Archaeol. 19 329 Directly in front of the sites there is a ford created by an ophite outcrop. 2001 Econ. News (Nexis) 30 Dec. The interior is decorated with marble, ophite and granite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Ophiten.² Brit. /ˈɒfʌɪt/, /ˈəʊfʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈɑˌfaɪt/, /ˈoʊˌfaɪt/ Forms: 1600s Ophit, 1600s Ophitae (plural), 1600s– Ophite. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Ophitae. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Ophitae (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian) < Hellenistic Greek Ὀϕῖται , plural of Ὀϕίτης < ancient Greek ὄϕις serpent (see ophio- comb. form) + -ίτης -ite suffix¹. Compare French ophite (1688 in the passage translated in quot. 1692 at main sense). N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ·fəit) /ˈɒfaɪt/. Church History. A member of an early Gnostic sect which worshipped the serpent.According to the Ophites, the serpent in the story of the fall (Genesis 3) symbolized a higher god, who illuminates and liberates humankind. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > major early Christian sects > Gnosticism > [noun] > person > serpentian Ophite1608 Ophian1678 Serpentinian1758 Serpentian1841 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents Ep. Ded. sig. A 3^v Epiphanius in his Treatise against the Ophitæ. 1645 A. Ross Medicus Med. 27 It seemes he (the Divell) dealt otherwise with you then with the Ophit hereticks. 1692 W. Wotton tr. L. E. Du Pin New Hist. Eccl. Writers I. 127/1 [Origen] attacks the Ebionites,..the Ophites, and the Sabellians. 1727 H. Herbert tr. C. Fleury Eccl. Hist. I. 194 The Ophites, who said that Wisdom had turned itself into a Serpent. 1793 W. Holwell Mythol. Dict. 306 The Ophite priests were very learned. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xli. 203 That intangible malignity..which the ancient Ophites of the east reverenced in their statue devil. 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture II. 220 The cultus which tradition..declares the semi-Christian sect of Ophites to have rendered to their tame snake. 1888 E. Hatch Infl. Greek Ideas (1890) iii. 70 The Ophite writer, Justin. 1911 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 22 27 Whether the Naasenes, or Ophites, existed before the appearance of Christianity in the world or not, they are likely to have been a religious society before they became Christians. 1975 B. Felton & M. Fowler Most Unusual 148 The Ophites were an early Christian sect who felt that the temptation of Eve brought knowledge and revolt into the world, and hence was a positive rather than a sinful event. 2002 N. Drury Dict. Esoteric 240/2 The Ophites believed that the snake was really Sophia, personification of wisdom. Derivatives ˈOphitism n. rare the doctrine or worship of the Ophites. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > major early Christian sects > Gnosticism > [noun] > serpentian Ophism1865 Ophitism1875 1875 J. B. Lightfoot St. Paul's Epist. Colossians 98 Phrygia reared the hybrid monstrosities of Ophitism. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 807/2 The prevalent view holds the field, namely, that Ophitism represents a primitive phase of Gnosticism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † ophiteadj. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀϕίτης. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ὀϕίτης of or like a serpent (see ophite n.¹). Obsolete. rare. Of or resembling a serpent or snake; having a sinuous form; serpentine. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves tortivous14.. anfractuous?a1425 tortuous1426 tortuea1500 snakish1532 winding1538 wormy1545 boughty1570 wriggled1572 sinuous1578 serpent-likea1586 crankled1594 serpent1597 snaky1600 flexuous1605 snaking1605 cringle-crangle1606 voluminous1611 serpenting?1614 serpentine1615 curvy1623 serpentizing1628 worming1631 lacinious1648 anguineous1656 anguine1657 anfractuose1680 twisting1683 vermicular1712 worm-like1721 flexuose1727 meandering1748 crinkum-crankum1766 serpentiform1777 serpentining1799 anguiform1800 ophite1828 tortuose1829 cranky1836 sinuose1836 serpentile1857 twisty1857 sinuated1859 vermiculatea1864 twinyc1868 tortive1880 crinkle-crankle1881 serpentinous1882 quirky1890 twistical1890 waggly1894 wriggly1901 squiggly1902 wiggly1903 contortionate1911 wig-waggy1914 curvaceous1965 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Ophite, pertaining to a serpent. 1851 Murray's Hand-bk. Devon & Cornwall p. xxiv The avenues..run invariably in straight lines, and thus differ from those which have a true ophite character. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.¹1592n.²1608adj.1828
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Derivatives

† ophiteadj.

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