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Petrine

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Pe·trine  (ptrn)
adj.
Of or relating to Saint Peter.
[Late Latin Petrus, Saint Peter + -ine.]
Petrine [ˈpiːtraɪn]
adj
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) New Testament of or relating to St Peter (died ?67 ad), the Christian apostle regarded by Roman Catholics as the first pope, his position of leadership, or the epistles, etc., attributed to him
2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) 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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