adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A descendant of Adam; a human being.
2. 2
   A zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral, Zn₂AsO₄OH.
3. 3
   A person descended from the biblical Adam.
4. 4
   One of a sect of visionaries, who, professing to imitate the state of the biblical Adam, discarded the use of clothing in their assemblies. historical

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to the Biblical Adam.

   "Adamite language"

Synonyms

All synonyms

adamianadamianadamicadamicbeingbloke

Etymology

Etymology 1

Named after French mineralogist Gilbert Joseph Adam (1795-1881) in 1866.

Etymology 2

From Adam + -ite.

Related phrases

pre-Adamitehuman being

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