Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ophite

/ˈoʊfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ophite
IPA: /ˈoʊfaɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Serpent-like; ophidian.

noun

A member of the Ophites, a Gnostic snake-worshipping sect.

Example Sentences

"The idols represented the eons, divine emanations, and their origin was probably ophite – about which we know a thing or two at first hand."

Etymology

From Latin ophites, from Ancient Greek ὀφίτης (ophítēs) (Etymology 2, below). Compare Ophite.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ophites, ὀφίτης

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈoʊfaɪt/
British English: /ˈɒfʌɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ophites (plural) more ophite (comparative) most ophite (superlative)

Derived Forms

ophitic Ophitism

Synonyms

Serpentinian

Questions

How do you pronounce ophite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊfaɪt/.
What does ophite mean?: Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry.
Where does ophite come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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