Adam

Adam
/ad"euhm/ for 1, 3, 5-8; /ann dahonn"/ for 2, 4, n.
1. the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1-5.
2. Adolphe Charles /ann dawlf" shannrddl/, 1803-56, French composer of comic opera and ballet music.
3. James, 1730-94, and his brother Robert, 1728-92, English architects and furniture designers.
4. Lambert Sigisbert /lahonn berdd" see zheez berdd"/, 1700-59, and his brother Nicholas Sébastien /nee kaw lah" say bahs tyaonn"/, 1705-78, French sculptors.
5. a male given name.
6. not know from Adam, to be unacquainted with: He says hello to us every morning, but we don't know him from Adam.
7. the old Adam, the natural tendency toward sin: He attributed his wild outburst to the old Adam in him.
adj.
8. of or pertaining to the style of architecture, decoration, or furnishings associated with Robert and James Adam, characterized by free adaptation of ancient Roman forms and interiors treated with delicate ornament generally painted in light, vivid colors.
[ < Heb adham lit., man]

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(as used in expressions)
Adam's Peak
Adam Robert
Elsheimer Adam
Mickiewicz Adam Bernard
Oehlenschläger Adam Gottlob
Powell Adam Clayton Jr.
Sedgwick Adam
Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Alexander Pius
Smith Adam

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  • Adam — may refer to: * Adam (name), a common given name and surname (list of people in that article)Adam, as a word or as an abbreviation, may also refer to:* Adam (Bible), the first man according to the Abrahamic religious tradition * Adam Kadmon, the… …   Wikipedia

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  • Adam — 〈m. 6〉 1. 〈nach bibl. Überlieferung〉 der erste Mensch 2. 〈fig.〉 der Mensch schlechthin ● den alten Adam ausziehen ein neuer Mensch werden; in ihm regt sich der alte Adam der sündhafte Mensch in ihm, der Mensch, der Versuchungen zugänglich ist; im …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • ADAM (R. et J.) — ADAM ROBERT (1728 1792) & JAMES (1730 1794) Les architectes et décorateurs Robert et James Adam sont les fils d’un architecte écossais, William Adam. Ce dernier, déjà mêlé au courant du retour à l’antique qui depuis Inigo Jones triomphait en… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • Adam — Sm erw. grupp. (12. Jh., als Appellativ) Onomastische Bildung. In der Bibel Name des ersten Menschen, zugleich hebräisches Wort für Mensch, Mann (hebr. ʾāḏām). Seit dem 12. Jh. verschiedene Wortverwendungen, die meist unmittelbar von Bibelstellen …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Adam — Ad am, n. 1. The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race. [1913 Webster] 2. (As a symbol) Original sin; human frailty. [1913 Webster] And whipped the offending Adam out of him. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Adam s ale} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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