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ophidian (adj.)
"pertaining to snakes," 1883, from Greek
ophidion
, diminutive of
ophis
"serpent" (see
ophio-
). Hence,
ophiolatry
"serpent-worship" (1862), and the 2c. sect of the
Ophitæ
, who revered the serpent as the symbol of divine wisdom.
