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Petrine

 [pee-trahyn, -trin]  

Pe·trine

   [pee-trahyn, -trin]
adjective
of or pertaining to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
Origin:
1840–50; < Late Latin Petr(us) Peter + -ine1

Related forms
post-Pe·trine, adjective
pre-Pe·trine, adjective
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Petrine2 (ˈpiːtraɪn)
 
—adj
1.  New Testament of or relating to St Peter, his position of leadership, or the epistles, etc, attributed to him
2.  RC Church of or relating to the supremacy in the Church that the pope is regarded as having inherited from St Peter: the Petrine claims

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