Associations to the word «Ophite»

OPHITE, noun. (geology) Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry. [from 16th c.]

OPHITE, adjective. (rare) Serpent-like; ophidian. [from 19th c.]

OPHITE, noun. (historical) A member of a Gnostic snake-worshipping sect of the second century.