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

That origin may date from a period so distant, that it preceded the Adamite creation.

From The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile by Baker, Samuel White, Sir

Decency and propriety not being recognised, apparently, among infants, the brown baby—who had been named Zariffa at baptism—landed in what may be styled Adamite costume.

From The Madman and the Pirate by Twidle, Arthur

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

From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel

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

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

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