Adamite

American  

[ad-uh-mahyt] / ˈæd əˌmaɪt /

noun

1. a descendant of Adam; human being.

2. a nudist.

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Adamite British  

/ ˈædəˌmaɪt, ˌædəˈmɪtɪk /

noun

1. a human being

2. a nudist, esp a member of an early Christian sect who sought to imitate Adam

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Adamitical
  adjective
• Adamitic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Adamite

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

Example Sentences

With the exception of the Adamite, whose garb is that of Adam in the Garden of Eden, all ten wear doublets.

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse

I am sometimes almost tempted to declare myself Adamite to escape it.

From Certain Personal Matters by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

When she sees her Salibrand so unmodiously accoutred, she will jeer him out of his periwig, and render him an Adamite cap-a-pie.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert

I ne'er thought till now To hear an Adamite speak riddles to me.

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley

The effects of the Adamite curse are to be distinguished from signs of its immediate activity.

From Modern Painters Volume II (of V) by Ruskin, John