adamite

noun (1)

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ad·am·ite | \ ˈa-də-ˌmīt \

variants: or less commonly adamine \ ˈa-də-ˌmēn \

plural -s

Definition of adamite

(Entry 1 of 3)

: a mineral Zn₂(OH)AsO₄ consisting of a basic zinc arsenate (hardness 3.5, specific gravity 4.34–4.35)

Adamite

noun (2)

Ad·am·ite | \ ˈa-də-ˌmīt \

plural -s

Definition of Adamite (Entry 2 of 3)

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

Adamite

adjective

Ad·am·ite | \ ˈa-də-ˌmīt \

Definition of Adamite (Entry 3 of 3)

: of, relating to, or descended from Adam

History and Etymology for adamite

Noun (1)

adamite, modification (influenced by -ite) of French adamine, from Gilbert-Joseph Adam †1881 French mineralogist + French -ine; adamine from French

Noun (2)

Adam, the biblical first man + English -ite