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

• Adamitic
  adjective
• Adamitical
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Adamite

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

Example Sentences

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Adamite

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

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

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 Alice Morse Earle

Well Bayfield, I don’t want to whitewash myself, let alone trot out the old Adamite excuse—I don’t set up to be better than other people, and have been a good deal worse than some.

From The Triumph of Hilary Blachland by Bertram Mitford

This one may be permitted to name the Adamite epoch.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 by Various

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

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