[ad-uhm for 1, 3, 5–6; a-dahn for 2, 4] Pronunciation Key | 1. | the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5. |
| 2. | A·dolphe Charles
[a-dawlf sharl] Pronunciation Key, 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. | Lam·bert Si·gis·bert
[lahn-ber see-zheez-ber] Pronunciation Key, 1700–59, and his brother Ni·cho·las Sé·bas·tien
[nee-kaw-lah sey-bahs-tyan] Pronunciation Key, 1705–78, French sculptors. |
| 5. | a male given name. |
| 6. | 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. |
| 7. | not know from Adam, to be unacquainted with: He says hello to us every morning, but we don't know him from Adam. |
| 8. | the old Adam, the natural tendency toward sin: He attributed his wild outburst to the old Adam in him. |
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| Ad·am 1
(ād'əm) Pronunciation Key
In the Bible, the first man and the husband of Eve. [Late Latin Adam, Ādam, from Hebrew 'ādām, human being, Adam; see  dm in Semitic roots.]
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| Ad·am 2
(ād'əm) Pronunciation Key
adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the neoclassic style of furniture and architecture originated by Robert and James Adam. |
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| Adam, Robert 1728-1792.
British architect who led the neoclassical movement in England and is noted for his elegant interior designs and for collaborations with his brother James (1730-1794). |
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noun | |
| 1. | (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race |
| 2. | Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792) |
| 3. | street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine |
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Adam
Ad"am\, n. 1. The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race. 2. (As a symbol) "Original sin;" human frailty. And whipped the offending Adam out of him. --Shak. Adam's ale, water. [Coll.] Adam's apple. 1. (Bot.) (a) A species of banana (Musa paradisiaca). It attains a height of twenty feet or more. --Paxton. (b) A species of lime (Citris limetta). 2. The projection formed by the thyroid cartilage in the neck. It is particularly prominent in males, and is so called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden fruit (an apple) sticking in the throat of our first parent. Adam's flannel (Bot.), the mullein (Verbascum thapsus). Adam's needle (Bot.), the popular name of a genus (Yucca) of liliaceous plants.
Adam
red, a Babylonian word, the generic name for man, having the same meaning in the Hebrew and the Assyrian languages. It was the name given to the first man, whose creation, fall, and subsequent history and that of his descendants are detailed in the first book of Moses (Gen. 1:27-ch. 5). "God created man [Heb., Adam] in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." Adam was absolutely the first man whom God created. He was formed out of the dust of the earth (and hence his name), and God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and gave him dominion over all the lower creatures (Gen. 1:26; 2:7). He was placed after his creation in the Garden of Eden, to cultivate it, and to enjoy its fruits under this one prohibition: "Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." The first recorded act of Adam was his giving names to the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, which God brought to him for this end. Thereafter the Lord caused a deep sleep to fall upon him, and while in an unconscious state took one of his ribs, and closed up his flesh again; and of this rib he made a woman, whom he presented to him when he awoke. Adam received her as his wife, and said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man." He called her Eve, because she was the mother of all living. Being induced by the tempter in the form of a serpent to eat the forbidden fruit, Eve persuaded Adam, and he also did eat. Thus man fell, and brought upon himself and his posterity all the sad consequences of his transgression. The narrative of the Fall comprehends in it the great promise of a Deliverer (Gen. 3:15), the "first gospel" message to man. They were expelled from Eden, and at the east of the garden God placed a flame, which turned every way, to prevent access to the tree of life (Gen. 3). How long they were in Paradise is matter of mere conjecture. Shortly after their expulsion Eve brought forth her first-born, and called him Cain. Although we have the names of only three of Adam's sons, viz., Cain, Abel, and Seth, yet it is obvious that he had several sons and daughters (Gen. 5:4). He died aged 930 years. Adam and Eve were the progenitors of the whole human race. Evidences of varied kinds are abundant in proving the unity of the human race. The investigations of science, altogether independent of historical evidence, lead to the conclusion that God "hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth" (Acts 17:26. Comp. Rom. 5:12-12; 1 Cor. 15:22-49).
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