adamic
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- adjective Relating or pertaining to Adam or to his descendants: as, the Adamic world; Adamic descent.
- adjective Resembling Adam before the fall; naked; unclothed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adjective a name given to common red clay, from a notion that Adam means red earth.
Examples
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By natural living is not meant the discarding of the graces of civilization and roaming about in adamic costume, living on the foods as they are found in forest and field, without preparation.
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It looked so harsh, so millennial-old, so antediluvian and pre-adamic!
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I can truthfully say that I lived a sanctified life; I did not possess adamic nor angelic perfection, but perfect love.
Note
The word 'adamic' comes from the name 'Adam'.