pre·adamite
prē+
1
: an inhabitant of the earth before Adam
2
: one who holds that men existed before Adam
specifically
: a follower of the doctrine of Isaac La Peyrère that only the Jews are descendants of Adam and that the Gentiles descend from men who lived before Adam
pre·adamite
(ˈ)prē+
variants
or less commonly preadamic
or preadamitical
¦prē+
(¦)prē¦adə¦mitə̇kəl
: existing before Adam : of a time prior to that of Adam
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“Preadamite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preadamite. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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