Adamite

See also: adamite

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *ʔadam-

Hebrew אָדָםbor.

Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám)bor.

Latin Ādāmlbor.

Old English Adam

Middle English Adam

English Adam

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.

Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der.

Latin -ītēsbor.

French -iteder.

English -ite

English Adamite

From Adam + -ite.

Noun

Adamite (plural Adamites)

1. A person descended from the biblical Adam.
2. (Christianity, historical) A member of one of a number of sects which professed to worship God in the same way that Adam did.

Synonyms

• (member of sect): Adamian

Derived terms

• pre-Adamite, Preadamite

Translations

member of religious group

• Bulgarian: адами́т m (adamít)
• Czech: adamita (cs)
• Portuguese: adamita (pt) m or f

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• Bulgarian: нудист (nudist)

Further reading

Adamites on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Adjective

Adamite

1. Of or pertaining to the Biblical Adam.

   Adamite language

   Adamite sin

Synonyms

• Adamic

References

• “Adamite, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• aimed at, amidate

Scots

Etymology

Adam +‎ -ite

Noun

Adamite

1. A follower or supporter of William Adams, minister at Humbie.

References

• “Adamite, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.