ophite

ɔfit

Definition

Definition of ophite - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

minéralogie

TECH.

roche verte tachetée de blanc rappelant la peau de serpent

TECH.

L'ophite est une pierre décorative prisée en architecture.

serpentine

religion antique

Dated

membre d'une secte gnostique antique qui vénérait le serpent

Dated

Les ophites considéraient le serpent comme un symbole sacré.

Adjective

minéraux

TECH.

qui ressemble à une peau de serpent par ses taches vertes

TECH.

Ce rocher paraît ophite, avec des taches vertes.

serpentin

religion antique

Dated

qui se rapporte aux adeptes adorant un serpent messie

Dated

Cette croyance ophite se répand alors en Égypte.

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roche verte tachetée de blanc rappelant la peau de serpent

Origin of ophite

grec, ophis (serpent)

Examples of ophite in a sentence

Le géologue a prélevé un échantillon d’ophite près du talus.
Les croyances ophites fascinent les historiens des religions.
Un manuscrit ancien décrit les rites d'une communauté ophite.
Le bijou avait un éclat ophite intrigant.
La pierre ophite ornait l’entrée du jardin.
Les textes ophites décrivent un monde spirituel dominé par le serpent rédempteur.

Une secte ophite s'est développée en marge des courants chrétiens traditionnels.

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English:ophite, ophitic, ...
German:Ophit, ophitisch, ...
Italian:ofite, ofitico, ...
Spanish:ofita, ofítico, ...
Portuguese:ofite, ofítico, ...
Chinese:欧菲岩, 蛇皮状的, ...
Japanese:オフィタイト, ヘビ皮状の, ...
Arabic:أُوفِيت, ذو بقعٍ خضراء تشبه جلدَ الثعبان, ...
Hebrew:אוֹפִיט, אוֹפִיטִי, ...
Russian:офит, офитовый, ...
Ukrainian:офіт, офітовий, ...
Catalan:ofita, òfit, ...
Danish:ophit, ofitisk, ...
Dutch:ofiet, slangenhuidachtig, ...
Greek:οφιτίτης, οφιτικός, ...
Hungarian:ofit, Kígyóbőrre emlékeztető zöld foltos, ...
Khmer:ថ្មពណ៌បៃតងមានចំណុចសដូចស្បែកពស់, ដែលមានស្នាមបៃតងស្រដៀងស្បែកពស់, ...
Korean:오피트, 비늘무늬를 닮은, ...
Polish:ofit, ofitowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):ofita, ofítico, ...
Romanian:ofit, ofitic, ...
Swedish:ofit, ormhudslik, ...
Thai:หินโอไฟต์, ลายงู, ...
Turkish:ofit, ofitik, ...
Vietnamese:đá ophit, giống da rắn, ...

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Definition of ophite - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Adjective

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