释义 |
ad·am·ite 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 Zn2(OH)AsO4 consisting of a basic zinc arsenate (hardness 3.5, specific gravity 4.34-4.35) |