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Ophite (iou)



Ophite noun2. L17.
[Late Latin Ophitae from Greek Ophitai pl. of Ophites, from ophis snake: see -ITE1.]
A member of an early Gnostic sect which exalted the serpent (Genesis 3) as the liberator of humankind.
O'phitic adjective2 M19.
Ophitism noun the doctrine of the Ophites L19.