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

• Adamitic
  adjective
• Adamitical
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Adamite

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

Example Sentences

When she sees her Salibrand so unmodiously accoutred, she will jeer him out of his periwig, and render him an Adamite cap-a-pie.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert

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

From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel

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

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