Petrine

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Pe·trine

P0224200 (pē′trīn′)adj. Of or relating to Saint Peter.
[Late Latin Petrus, Saint Peter + -ine.]

Petrine

(ˈpiːtraɪn) adj1. (Bible) New Testament of or relating to St Peter, his position of leadership, or the epistles, etc, attributed to him2. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church of or relating to the supremacy in the Church that the pope is regarded as having inherited from St Peter: the Petrine claims.

Pe•trine

(ˈpi traɪn, -trɪn)

adj. of or pertaining to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name. [1840–50; < Late Latin Petr(us) Peter1 + -ine1]