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Petrine

Petrine

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About Peter the Great of Russia and the changes he made
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɛtraɪn/
  • Specialized
: petrino
  • Many of the cultural changes in Petrine Russia reflected Peter the Great's vision for a more progressive nation.
  • Petrine ministry

Examples

  • Any new form issuing from Pope John Paul II's call for help in rethinking the Petrine ministry would not mean a diminished Petrine role, but, on the contrary, as he said in a different context, "an even bigger role."

    Academic text (2002)

  • Any new form issuing from Pope John Paul II's call for help in rethinking the Petrine ministry would not mean a diminished Petrine role, but, on the contrary, as he said in a different context, "an even bigger role."

    Academic text (2002)

  • Some time ago, there was published a 'tree' which demonstrated, from Petrine times, the branches of dissent and dissent upon dissent, ad infinitum, over the ages.

    Blog text (24)

  • In his encyclical Ut unum sint (no. 96), John Paul II issued a call for practical suggestions on how the Petrine ministry might be exercised.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The reforms of the Petrine era greatly modernized Russian society and government.

  • During the Petrine period, Russia expanded its borders and influenced European politics.

Surface Forms

Petrine positive

Morphology

Petrine = Peter (transparent) = Peter + ine

Formed by the proper name 'Peter' plus the adjectival suffix '-ine', clearly indicating 'relating to Peter' and therefore inferable from the base name.

Etymology

Petrine comes from the name Peter, which itself comes from the Greek Petros meaning 'rock'. When used about Peter the Great, Petrine means 'of Peter', so it describes things from his time, rule, or style.