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

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

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 Mitford, Bertram

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

From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel

This one may be permitted to name the Adamite epoch.

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

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