| 释义 |
pre·adamite
I. \prē+\ noun
Etymology: New Latin praeadamita, from Latin prae- pre- + Adam (the first man in the Bible) + Latin -ita -ite
1. : an inhabitant of the earth before Adam
2. : one who holds that men existed before Adam; specifically : a follower of the doctrine of Isaac La Peyrère that only the Jews are descendants of Adam and that the Gentiles descend from men who lived before Adam
II. \(ˈ)prē+\ adjective
also pre·adamic \|prē+\; or pre·adamitical \(|)prē|adə|mid.ə̇kəl\
: existing before Adam : of a time prior to that of Adam |