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

Example Sentences

While he could still wear the white cassock of the papacy, his fisherman’s ring must be destroyed, as Benedict’s was in 2013, and his insignia must remove “all symbols of his Petrine jurisdiction.”

From Seattle Times

“After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry,” the pope told a group of listeners Feb. 11, 2013, stunning those who understood the import of his remarks, which were delivered in Latin.

From Los Angeles Times

In other comments, Francis said that while the “Petrine principle” of ministry forbids the placement of women in the ranks of ordained priests, adding that other dimensions of church ministry can allow for female participation.

From Washington Times

I’ve also got a book called “Negrophilia: Avant-Garde Paris and Black Culture in the 1920s,” by Petrine Archer-Straw.

From New York Times

“We are a suburb, and we want to stay a suburb,” Petrine said.

From Washington Post