Adam-and-Eve

[ ad-uhm-uhn-eev, -uhnd- ]

noun

1. the puttyroot.

Adam and Eve

1. In the Bible (see also Bible ), the first man and the first woman. The Book of Genesis tells that God created Adam by breathing life into “the dust of the ground.” Later, God created Eve from Adam's rib. God placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden , telling them that they could eat the fruit of all the trees in the garden except the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil . They lived happily until the serpent ( Satan ) tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit . She ate, and gave the fruit to Adam, who also ate; they immediately became aware and ashamed of their nakedness. Because of Adam and Eve's disobedience, God drove them from the garden into the world outside, where Eve would suffer in childbirth and Adam would have to earn his livelihood by the sweat of his brow. The direst consequence of Adam and Eve's disobedience was death: “ Dust thou art ,” said God, “ and unto dust shalt thou return .” After their expulsion, Eve gave birth to sons, first Cain and Abel and then Seth, and thus Adam and Eve became the parents of humankind. Adam and Eve's sin and their consequent loss of God's grace and the enjoyment of paradise are referred to as the Fall of Man or simply “the Fall.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Adam-and-Eve¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

In the Adam-and-Eve scenario, the Creator bestows both physical and cultural humanity on the first people.

From Scientific American

In addition to presenting a parable about the collapse of society, Amirpour’s film is also a kind of postmodern Adam-and-Eve story.

From Washington Post

If, as they supposed, the Adam-and-Eve creation produced whites, but other races derived from earlier and inferior acts of creation, then whites were justified in applying a different moral standard to people of nonwhite race, who were not created in God’s image.

From Washington Post

The studio is positioning this new Chris Pratt-Jennifer Lawrence sci-fi flick as a sort of Adam-and-Eve riff on The Martian.

From Seattle Times

She wore an edgy emerald green Chantilly lace embroidered top with an Adam-and-Eve, serpent and apple motif. 

From Los Angeles Times