old Adamn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d) ˈadəm/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d) ˈædəm/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: old adj., proper name Adam.

Etymology: < old adj. + the name of Adam (see Adam n.¹), after post-classical Latin vetus Adam (see Adam n.¹). Compare earlier new Adam n. at new adj. and n. Compounds 2a.

1. Chiefly with the. The biblical Adam as a representative of the sinful and unregenerate character of human nature, which in traditional Western Christian theology is overcome by a person's acceptance of Christ (see new Adam n. at new adj. and n. Compounds 2a); (allusively) sinful character or nature, esp. as the cause of wild and reprehensible behaviour. Cf. Adam n.¹ 1, old man n. 2.

ΚΠ

c1390 in C. Horstmann Minor Poems Vernon MS (1892) i. 57 (MED) Reformed was verreyliche Olde Adames sone, þe furste synnour.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 8499 (MED) Ald adam..thoru a bitte broght all in blam.

a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Worcester) 15 (MED) Thentent is to conferme men that bien defouled with synne of old Adam to cristen mennes lif thurgh grace of newe Adam, that is, Ihesu Crist.

1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Priuate Baptisme f. viii* Graunte that the olde Adam..maye so be buried, that the newe man may be raised vp agayne.

a1576 Lady Abergavenny Praiers in T. Bentley et al. Monument of Matrones (1582) ii. 140 So mortifie and subdue the old Adam, that I may be dead and buried from sinne and all iniquitie; and the new man Christ Iesus may continuallie dwell and reigne in me.

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus (iii. 5) 648 This is..opposed to that olde corruption drawne from the old Adam: for so is the new birth by the spirit, opposed to that old natiuitie which is of the flesh.

1699 G. Garden Apol. Antonia Bourignon 424 He must be regenerated, and the old Adam must die in him.

1754 J. Rutty Spiritual Diary 2 Nov. (1776) 25 Old Adam is not yet put off; but his native fierceness and impatience repullulate.

1779 F. Burney Let. 29–30 July (1994) III. 341 Dr. Johnson has made resolutions exactly similar..but the old Adam..stands in his way.

1839 Christian Examiner & Gen. Rev. Sept. 41 Accumulations, evasions, and refutations of charges, showing glimpses of the old Adam in both parties.

1888 R. Kipling Wee Willie Winkie 6 The idea that he shared a great secret..kept Wee Willie Winkie..virtuous for three weeks. Then the Old Adam broke out, and he made..a ‘camp-fire’ at the bottom of the garden.

1938 E. Goudge Towers in Mist (1998) ii. 33 There was a distressing amount of the old Adam in Diccon and what he would be like in another two years his family trembled to think.

1976 Listener 26 Feb. 232/1 The best way to keep evil and the old Adam down was to flog the child.

1983 R. Rendell Speaker of Mandarin xi. 130 All the old Adam had gone out of Adam that's for sure.

†2. = Adam's ale n. Cf. Adam n.¹ Phrases 4. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > water > [noun]

waterOE

Adam's ale1643

old Adama1689

cold Adam1699

H2O1891

council pop1999

a1689 A. Behn Younger Brother (1696) i. ii. 10 Let my Father drink Old Adam, read the Pilgrim's Progress, The Country Justices Calling.

Derivatives

ˌold ˈAdamish adj. rare after 16th cent. typical of the sinful and unregenerate character or condition of humankind.

ΚΠ

1564 R. Fills in tr. M. Luther Treat. Medit. Trew & Perfect Consol. Ep. Ded. sig. B.iij^v Leaue oure olde Adamishe excuses and vaine shiftes.

?1577 A. Golding tr. N. Hemmingsen Postill f. 19^v Hys newe byrth which, sanctifieth the olde Adamishe [1569 olde, Adamishe] and corrupt byrthe.

a1930 D. H. Lawrence Introd. & Rev. (2005) 324 It is the something vicious, old-adamish, incompatible to the ‘ordinary’ world, inside a man, which gives an edge to his awareness.

1956 R. Wernick They've got your Number xi. 123 It is simply the stubborn, untidy, unstatistical, old-Adamish remainder of common humanity in us.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old adam
释义	old Adamn. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d) ˈadəm/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d) ˈædəm/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: old adj., proper name Adam. Etymology: < old adj. + the name of Adam (see Adam n.¹), after post-classical Latin vetus Adam (see Adam n.¹). Compare earlier new Adam n. at new adj. and n. Compounds 2a. 1. Chiefly with the. The biblical Adam as a representative of the sinful and unregenerate character of human nature, which in traditional Western Christian theology is overcome by a person's acceptance of Christ (see new Adam n. at new adj. and n. Compounds 2a); (allusively) sinful character or nature, esp. as the cause of wild and reprehensible behaviour. Cf. Adam n.¹ 1, old man n. 2. ΚΠ c1390 in C. Horstmann Minor Poems Vernon MS (1892) i. 57 (MED) Reformed was verreyliche Olde Adames sone, þe furste synnour. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 8499 (MED) Ald adam..thoru a bitte broght all in blam. a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Worcester) 15 (MED) Thentent is to conferme men that bien defouled with synne of old Adam to cristen mennes lif thurgh grace of newe Adam, that is, Ihesu Crist. 1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Priuate Baptisme f. viii* Graunte that the olde Adam..maye so be buried, that the newe man may be raised vp agayne. a1576 Lady Abergavenny Praiers in T. Bentley et al. Monument of Matrones (1582) ii. 140 So mortifie and subdue the old Adam, that I may be dead and buried from sinne and all iniquitie; and the new man Christ Iesus may continuallie dwell and reigne in me. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus (iii. 5) 648 This is..opposed to that olde corruption drawne from the old Adam: for so is the new birth by the spirit, opposed to that old natiuitie which is of the flesh. 1699 G. Garden Apol. Antonia Bourignon 424 He must be regenerated, and the old Adam must die in him. 1754 J. Rutty Spiritual Diary 2 Nov. (1776) 25 Old Adam is not yet put off; but his native fierceness and impatience repullulate. 1779 F. Burney Let. 29–30 July (1994) III. 341 Dr. Johnson has made resolutions exactly similar..but the old Adam..stands in his way. 1839 Christian Examiner & Gen. Rev. Sept. 41 Accumulations, evasions, and refutations of charges, showing glimpses of the old Adam in both parties. 1888 R. Kipling Wee Willie Winkie 6 The idea that he shared a great secret..kept Wee Willie Winkie..virtuous for three weeks. Then the Old Adam broke out, and he made..a ‘camp-fire’ at the bottom of the garden. 1938 E. Goudge Towers in Mist (1998) ii. 33 There was a distressing amount of the old Adam in Diccon and what he would be like in another two years his family trembled to think. 1976 Listener 26 Feb. 232/1 The best way to keep evil and the old Adam down was to flog the child. 1983 R. Rendell Speaker of Mandarin xi. 130 All the old Adam had gone out of Adam that's for sure. †2. = Adam's ale n. Cf. Adam n.¹ Phrases 4. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > water > [noun] waterOE Adam's ale1643 old Adama1689 cold Adam1699 H2O1891 council pop1999 a1689 A. Behn Younger Brother (1696) i. ii. 10 Let my Father drink Old Adam, read the Pilgrim's Progress, The Country Justices Calling. Derivatives ˌold ˈAdamish adj. rare after 16th cent. typical of the sinful and unregenerate character or condition of humankind. ΚΠ 1564 R. Fills in tr. M. Luther Treat. Medit. Trew & Perfect Consol. Ep. Ded. sig. B.iij^v Leaue oure olde Adamishe excuses and vaine shiftes. ?1577 A. Golding tr. N. Hemmingsen Postill f. 19^v Hys newe byrth which, sanctifieth the olde Adamishe [1569 olde, Adamishe] and corrupt byrthe. a1930 D. H. Lawrence Introd. & Rev. (2005) 324 It is the something vicious, old-adamish, incompatible to the ‘ordinary’ world, inside a man, which gives an edge to his awareness. 1956 R. Wernick They've got your Number xi. 123 It is simply the stubborn, untidy, unstatistical, old-Adamish remainder of common humanity in us. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1390
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