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adamite

N มนุษย์ ma-nud

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADAMITES

in Church history, a sect of visionaries, who pretended to establish a state of innocence, and like Adam, went naked. They abhorred marriage, holding it to be the effect of sin. Several attempts have been made to revive this sec; one as late as the 15th century.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ADAMITE

Ad "am *ite, n. Etym: [From Adam. ]

1. A descendant of Adam; a human being.

2. (Eccl. Hist. )

Defn: One of a sect of visionaries, who, professing to imitate the state of Adam, discarded the use of dress in their assemblies.