Sethite

noun

Seth·​ite

ˈseˌthīt

variants or Sethian

ˈsethēən

plural -s

: a member of a Gnostic school of serpent worshipers

Word History

Etymology

Sethite from Seth, a son of Adam in the Bible + English -ite; Sethian from Medieval Latin Sethianus, from Late Greek Sēthianos, from Sēth Seth + Greek -ianos -ian

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