"Petrine" meaning in English

See Petrine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpiːtɹaɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpiˌtɹaɪn/ [General-American] Forms: more Petrine [comparative], most Petrine [superlative]
Etymology: From Peter + -ine. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Peter|ine}} Peter + -ine Head templates: {{en-adj}} Petrine (comparative more Petrine, superlative most Petrine)
  1. Of or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly Saint Peter or Peter the Great. Wikipedia link: Petrine Categories (topical): Christianity, Roman Catholicism Derived forms: Petrinity Translations (Of or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly Saint Peter): petrí (Catalan), pétrinien [masculine] (French), Petrinisch (German), Piotrowy (Polish), petrino [masculine] (Portuguese)
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