Petrinity

Petrinity noun: the quality of being comparable to or originating from Saint Peter.

Noun

Petrinity (uncountable)

(rare) The quality of being comparable to or originating from Saint Peter.
- 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 228
- He 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...1980, Jeffrey Richards, Consul of God: The Life and Times of Gregory the Great, →ISBN, page 65

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:
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...

Borrowed from Latin Petrīnitās. By surface analysis, Petrine + -ity.

What does Petrinity mean?: Petrinity means the quality of being comparable to or originating from Saint Peter.
How do you use Petrinity in a sentence?: The clear implication is that Rome remains pre-eminent even in Petrinity.
What part of speech is Petrinity?: Petrinity is a noun.

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