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Adamical, a.|əˈdæmɪkəl|
[f. Adam1 + -ical.]
Of or pertaining to Adam; resembling Adam, in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition.
1657R. Turner Paracelsus 27 The matter of the stone is understood to be Adamical. a1658Cleveland Rel. of Quaker 64 Though the Devil trapan The Adamical Man, The Saints stand uninfected. 1662R. Mathew Unl. Alch. §58, 71 To abide in their pure Adamical freedoms, pleasing themselves in all things. 1756W. Law Lett. Import. Subj. 95 All that is done from the life, the power, and natural capacity of the Adamical nature, is heathenish. 1859R. F. Burton Centr. Africa in Jrnl. R.G.S. XXIX. 415 Many prefer the Adamical costume, having an alacrity at twisting their solitary garment round their neck. |