Preadamite

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noun

An inhabitant of the Earth before the Biblical Adam.

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

nounPreadamite (plural Preadamites)

plural Preadamites

  1. An inhabitant of the Earth before the Biblical Adam.
  2. One who believes that men existed before the Biblical Adam.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Semitic*ʔadam-
  10. Hebrewאָדָם
  11. Ancient GreekἈδάμ (Adám)
  12. LatinĀdām
  13. Old EnglishAdam
  14. Middle EnglishAdam
  15. EnglishAdam
  16. EnglishAdamite
  17. EnglishPreadamite

From pre- + Adamite.

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APA

Preadamite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Preadamite

MLA

“Preadamite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Preadamite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Preadamite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Preadamite.

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