English

Noun

Adamite ‎(plural Adamites)

1. (historical) One of a sect of visionaries, who, professing to imitate the state of the Biblical Adam, discarded the use of clothing in their assemblies.

Synonyms

• Adamian

Translations

Adjective

Adamite

1. Of or pertaining to the Biblical Adam.

   Adamite language

   Adamite sin

Synonyms

• Adamic

English

Noun

adamite ‎(plural adamites)

1. A descendant of Adam; a human being.

Etymology 2

Adamite

Named after French mineralogist Gilbert Joseph Adam (1795-1881) in 1866.^[1]

Noun

adamite

1. (mineralogy) A zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral, Zn₂AsO₄OH.

Translations

References

• adamite Barthelmy, David (accessed 29 August 2016) Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• adamite mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

1. ↑ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

French

Etymology

Adam +‎ -ite

Adjective

adamite m, f ‎(plural adamites)

1. adamite, Adamite

Noun

adamite m, f ‎(plural adamites)

1. Adamite

Noun

adamite f ‎(plural adamites)

1. (mineralogy) adamite