Adamite noun1 & adjective.
['adǝmʌɪt] M16.[ecclesiastical Latin Adamita: see ADAM noun, -ITE1.]A. noun.
1. A person who goes naked like Adam;
esp. a member of any of various sects advocating nakedness.
M16.2. A human being regarded as a descendant of Adam.
M17.b. adjective. Descended from Adam; human.
M19. ■ Ada'mitical adjective pertaining to an Adamite or Adamites; naked like Adam:
M17. ■ Adamitism noun (
rare) the beliefs and practices of Adamites
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adamite noun2.
['adǝmʌɪt] M19.[from G. J. Adam (1795-1881), French mineralogist + -ITE1.]Mineralogy. A basic zinc arsenate occurring as yellow, green, or colourless orthorhombic crystals or crystal aggregates.
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