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Pre-Adamite — hypothesis or Preadamism is the religious belief that humans existed before Adam, the first human being named in the Bible. This belief has a long history, probably having its origins in early pagan responses to Abrahamic claims regarding the… … Wikipedia
pre-Adamite — 1. noun A member of any race that predates Adam; an inhuman being. 2. adjective Of or pertaining to a race that predates Adam; pre human. I am, in point of fact, a particularly haughty and exclusive person, of pre Adamite ancestral descent. You… … Wiktionary
pre-Adamite — /pree ad euh muyt /, n. 1. a person supposed to have existed before Adam. 2. a person who believes that there were people in existence before Adam. adj. 3. Also, pre Adamic /pre euh dam ik/. 4. existing before Adam. 5. of or pertaining to the pre … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
pre-adamic — / ə damˈik/ or pre adamˈical adjective Existing before Adam • • • Main Entry: ↑pre Adamite … Useful english dictionary
pre-adamical — pre adamic / ə damˈik/ or pre adamˈical adjective Existing before Adam • • • Main Entry: ↑pre Adamite … Useful english dictionary
pre-adamitic — pre adamitˈic or pre adamitˈical adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑pre Adamite … Useful english dictionary
pre-adamitical — pre adamitˈic or pre adamitˈical adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑pre Adamite … Useful english dictionary
preadamite — pre·adamite … English syllables
LA PEYRÈRE, ISAAC — (1594 or 1596–1676), French theologian, Bible critic, and anthropologist, apparently of Marrano background. He was born in Bordeaux and raised a Calvinist. In 1640 he became the Prince of Condé s secretary. In 1642–43 he wrote Praeadamitae and Du … Encyclopedia of Judaism
