a. and sb. [f. ARK + -ITE.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Noah’s ark. B. sb. An inmate of the ark.
1774. J. Bryant, Mythol., II. 329. A repository, where the Arkite rites and history were preserved.
1804. Edin. Rev., III. 429. The Arkites, a dignified and appropriate name for the family of Noah.
1867. M. Arnold, Celtic Lit., 32. Bryant … found in Greek mythology what he called an arkite idolatry, pointing to Noah’s deluge and the ark.
