Definition of Adam

1. Noun. (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race.

Category relationships: Old Testament
Generic synonyms: Adult Male, Man

2. Noun. Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792).
Exact synonyms: Robert Adam
Generic synonyms: Architect, Designer

3. Noun. Street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine.

Definition of Adam

1. n. The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race.

Definition of Adam

1. Proper noun. The first man in the Bible and the Qur'an, said to be the progenitor of the human race. ¹

2. Proper noun. (Hebrew male given name). ¹

3. Proper noun. (figuratively) original sin Original sin or human frailty. ¹

4. Proper noun. (''with'' second ''or'' last) Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice, in Christian theology, makes possible the forgiveness of Adam's original sin. ¹

5. Proper noun. Designating a neoclassical style of furniture and architecture in the style of Robert and James Adam. ¹

6. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Adam

1. 1. The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race. 2. "Original sin;" human frailty. "And whipped the offending Adam out of him." (Shak) Adam's ale, water. Adam's apple. 1. The popular name of a genus (Yucca) of liliaceous plants. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adam

adacrya
adactylia
adactylous
adafenoxate
adage
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adagial
adagietto
adagiettos
adagio
adagios
adagissimo
adalimumab
adam (current term)
adam's apple
adam-and-eve
adamance
adamances
adamancies
adamancy
adamant
adamantane
adamantanes
adamantanethiol
adamantanoid
adamantean
adamantine
adamantine membrane

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