a. [f. ADAM + -ICAL.] Of or pertaining to Adam; resembling Adam, in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition.
1657. R. Turner, Paracelsus, 27. The matter of the stone is understood to be Adamical.
a. 1658. Cleveland, Rel. of Quaker, 64.
Though the devil trapan | |
The Adamical man, | |
The Saints stand uninfected. |
1662. R. Mathew, Unl. Alch., § 58, 71. To abide in their pure Adamical freedoms, pleasing themselves in all things.
1756. W. Law, Lett. Import. Subj., 95. All that is done from the life, the power, and natural capacity of the Adamical nature, is heathenish.
1859. R. F. Burton, Centr. Africa, in Jrnl. R. G. S., XXIX. 415. Many prefer the Adamical costume, having an alacrity at twisting their solitary garment round their neck.