pre-Adamite

American  

[pree-ad-uh-mahyt] / priˈæd əˌmaɪt /

noun

1. a person supposed to have existed before Adam.

2. a person who believes that there were people in existence before Adam.

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adjective

1. Also pre-Adamic existing before Adam.

2. of or relating to the pre-Adamites.

Etymology

Origin of pre-Adamite

First recorded in 1655–65; pre- + Adam + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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pre-Adamite

Such insight is extraordinary enough in the pre-Adamite epoch; but even more remarkable are his psychological foundations.

From Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham by Laski, Harold Joseph

Quite a Noah's Ark sort of person,—a fossil of the pre-Adamite period.

From Faith and Unfaith by Duchess

As he stood before that pre-Adamite stone man, I got one good, long look at his face.

From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

The air is like that of a pre-Adamite ironing-day in full blast.

From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Dickens, Mamie

This has a pre-Adamite sound in modern ears.

From France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 by Hurlbert, William Henry