Meanings
- rareuncountableChristianityThe quality of being comparable to or originating from Saint Peter.
The corollary to this principle of Petrinity is that any entity that threatens or denies the papacy its primacy is anathema.
2016, Jehangi Yezdi Malegam, “Pro-Papacy Polemic and the Purity of the Church: The Gregorian Reform”, in A Companion to the Medieval Papacy, →ISBN, page 582 more examples
Acts certainly follows the fortunes of Paul after Peter's release and departure; and the later New Testament shows no marked Petrinity.
1926, The New American Church Monthly, volume 19, page 228He says that Peter honoured (decoravit) Alexandria by sending his disciple Mark to be bishop there; he strengthened (firmavit) Antioch by occupying the see himself there for seven years; but he exalted (sublimavit) Rome where he spent his later days and died. The clear implication is that Rome remains pre-eminent even in Petrinity.
1980, Jeffrey Richards, Consul of God: The Life and Times of Gregory the Great, →ISBN, page 65
Origin
- LatinPetrīnitās
- LatinPetrīnitās
- EnglishPetrinity
Borrowed from Latin Petrīnitās. By surface analysis, Petrine + -ity.
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Latin Petrīnitās, Petrēitās
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Petrinity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petrinity
“Petrinity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petrinity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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