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

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Time Magazine Archive