I. ˈadəˌmīt noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Adam, the biblical first man + English -ite
1. : a person who imitates Adam in going naked ; specifically : a member of any of various ascetic sects noted for practicing ritual nakedness in secret religious assemblies and dispensing with marriage on the basis of having entered a reborn state of heavenly innocence
2. : a descendant of Adam : a human being
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of, relating to, or descended from Adam
III. noun
also ad·am·ine ˈadəˌmēn
( -s )
Etymology: adamite, modification (influenced by -ite ) of French adamine, from Gilbert-Joseph Adam died 1881 French mineralogist + French -ine; adamine from French
: a mineral Zn 2 (OH)AsO 4 consisting of a basic zinc arsenate (hardness 3.5, specific gravity 4.34-4.35)