noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The belief that there were human beings who existed before the Biblical Adam. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

preadamitism

Etymology

From pre- + Adam + -ism.

Related phrases

human beingpre adamite

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