Petrine

[ pee-trahyn, -trin ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.

Petrine

/ ˈpiːtraɪn /

adjective

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

Other Words From

• post-Petrine adjective
• pre-Petrine adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Petrine¹

1840–50; < Late Latin Petr ( us ) Peter + -ine ¹