Etymology: < Latin Serpentīnus (see serpentineadj., serpentinen.) + -iansuffix.
= Ophiten.2
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Ophite1608
Ophian1678
Serpentinian1758
Serpentian1841
1758 A. Maclaine tr. J. L. von Mosheim Eccl. Hist.i. Cent. ii.ii. v. §19 The Ophites, or Serpentinians, a ridiculous sort of heretics, who had for their leader a man called Euphrates.
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