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Adamite

[ ad-uh-mahyt ]

noun

  1. a descendant of Adam; human being.
  2. a nudist.


Adamite

/ ˈædəˌmaɪt; ˌædəˈmɪtɪk /

noun

  1. a human being
  2. a nudist, esp a member of an early Christian sect who sought to imitate Adam
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • Adamitic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • Ad·am·it·ic [ad-, uh, -, mit, -ik], Adam·iti·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Adamite1

First recorded in 1620–30; Adam + -ite 1
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Example Sentences

But nothing proves that at the first redaction of the Adamite genealogies the colored races were considered as forming part of the species.

"Oh, all those fellows go in for the Adamite life."

In Yarchi's version it was even license—"the Adamite life."

A few leaves entwined by the stalks, the feathers of birds, the bark of trees, or roughly-dressed skins of animals were probably regarded by beaux and belles of the Adamite period as beautiful and appropriate adornments for the body, and were followed by garments made from plaited grass, which was doubtless the origin of weaving, a process which is nothing more than the mechanical plaiting of hair, wool, flax, &c.

In his view, the artist was portraying an "Adamite family ... in which unbounded sensual delight and serene chastity hold equal sway."

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