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Main definitions of Adamite in English

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Adamite1

Pronunciation /ˈadəmʌɪt/

noun

  • 1Christian Church
    A member of any of a number of sects, both in the early church and later, who imitated the biblical Adam by going naked, typically as a symbol of purity.

  • 2A person who is descended from the biblical Adam, especially a member of a specific branch of humanity derived from the biblical Adam rather than some other ancestor.

  • 3Specifically. A white Caucasian. Now chiefly historical.

adjective

  • Descended or deriving from the biblical Adam.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Elyot (c1490–1546), humanist and diplomat. From the name of Adam + -ite.

Main definitions of adamite in English

: adamite1Adamite2

adamite2

Pronunciation /ˈadəmʌɪt/

noun

Mineralogy

  • A zinc mineral occurring as yellow, green, or colourless crystals or crystal aggregates.

    Adamite is a hydrous zinc arsenate, Zn₂AsO₄(OH). Crystal system: orthorhombic.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Geological Magazine. From the name of G. J. Adam, French mineralogist, who supplied the first specimens of the mineral + -ite, after French adamine adamine.