Adamite

[ ad-uh-mahyt ]

/ ˈæd əˌmaɪt /

noun

a descendant of Adam; human being.

a nudist.

Origin of Adamite

First recorded in 1620–30; Adam + -ite¹

Related forms

Ad·am·it·ic

[ad-uh-mit-ik] /ˌæd əˈmɪt ɪk/, Ad·am·it·i·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for adamite

No food and lodgings shall be allowed a Quaker, Adamite, or other heretic.
Diary in America, Series One|Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)
No food or lodging shall be afforded to a Quaker, Adamite, or other heretic.
The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3|Various
He became an Adamite, preached up the nakedness of Adam in his days of innocence.
La Sorcire: The Witch of the Middle Ages|Jules Michelet
His first epic poem, Adamite, deals with a strange, well-known episode in Bohemian history.
A History of Bohemian Literature|Count Ltzow

No food or lodging shall be offered to a Quaker, Adamite, or other heretic.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 3: New-England Sunday|Henry M. Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for adamite

Adamite

/ (ˈædəˌmaɪt) /

noun

a human being

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

Derived Forms

Adamitic (ˌædəˈmɪtɪk), adjective

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