What does "petrine" mean?

Of or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly Saint Peter or Peter the Great.

What is a synonym for "petrine"?

Common synonyms include: lukan.

Petrine

//ˈpiːtɹaɪn// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly Saint Peter or Peter the Great.
"the Petrine Epistles"
2
Of or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly Saint Peter or Peter the Great.; Depicted upside-down.

Synonyms

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lukan

Example

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"...the statement of Apost. Const. vi. 8, that his ordination was Pauline, rather than Petrine, according to the competing traditions of St. Epiphanus and Rufinus, in which case he is the particular link in the Pauline succession."

Etymology

From Pet(e)r + -ine.

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