: a mineral Zn2(OH)AsO4 consisting of a basic zinc arsenate (hardness 3.5, specific gravity 4.34–4.35)
1
: a person who imitates Adam in going naked
specifically
: a member of any of various ascetic sects noted for practicing ritual nakedness in secret religious assemblies and dispensing with marriage on the basis of having entered a reborn state of heavenly innocence
2
: a descendant of Adam : a human being
: of, relating to, or descended from Adam
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