English

Noun

pre-adamitism ‎(uncountable)

1. Alternative form of pre-Adamitism
   • 1939, James Orr, The International standard Bible encyclopaedia - Volume 1, page 147:

     Various of polygenism (plurality of origin) Theories has found special favor, partly as co-adamitism, or descent of different races from different progenitors (Paracelsus and others), partly as pre-adamitism,

   • 1947, Lewis Sperry Chafer, Systeatic Theology, page 142:

     Neither polygenism — which contends that there have been separate creations for each of the distinct species — nor pre-adamitism — which asserts that humanity existed before Adam and that he was the head only of a specific stock — has any support in the Scriptures.