adamite

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noun

A descendant of Adam; a human being.

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AdamianAdamic
OriginEnglish Adam ← Middle English Adam ← Old English Adam →
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Meanings

adamite1

nounadamite (plural adamites)

plural adamites

  1. A descendant of Adam; a human being.

adamite2

noun
  1. chemistryA zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral, Zn₂AsO₄OH.

Adamite3

nounAdamite (plural Adamites)

plural Adamites

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

    Synonyms: Adamian

adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to the Biblical Adam.

    Adamite sin

    1 more example

    Adamite language

    Synonyms: Adamic

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of one of a number of sects which professed to worship God in the same way that Adam did.

Similar
Adamian

adjectiveOf or pertaining to the Biblical Adam.

Similar
Adamic
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adamian

Origin

adamite · noun

Named after French mineralogist Gilbert Joseph Adam (1795-1881) in 1866.

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Adamite · noun, adjective

  1. Proto-Semitic*ʔadam-
  2. Hebrewאָדָם
  3. Ancient GreekἈδάμ (Adám)
  4. LatinĀdām
  5. Old EnglishAdam
  6. Middle EnglishAdam
  7. EnglishAdam
  8. EnglishAdamite

From Adam + -ite.

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Translations

Bulgarian адамит, адами́т
  • адамит (adamit)mineral
  • адами́т (adamít)member of religious group
Czech adamita
  • adamitamember of religious group
Estonian adamiit
  • adamiitmineral
Finnish adamiitti
  • adamiittimineral
Portuguese adamita, adamita
  • adamitamineral
  • adamitamember of religious group

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

adamite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adamite

MLA

“adamite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adamite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adamite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adamite.

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