Adamite (1)

father.] [From Adam, our first IMG:content-0150.png:[blocks in formation] 2. Plural. Ch. Hist . A sect of Gnostics which arose in the second century. Profe ing to imitate the state of our first father in Paradise, they rejected marriage and the use of raiment. It was not long before the sect became extinct. It was, however, revived again in the twelfth, and subsequently in the early part of the fifteenth century. John Zisca, the famous general of the Hu ites, attacked the Adamites, who were bringing discredit upon his army, slew some of them, and committed others to the flames. [See Merry Beggars , ii. 1.] ad-a-mite (2) (Dana, .), ad'-a-mino (Friedel), s. [In Ger. adamits . Named after Mr. Adam, of Paris.] A mineral cla ed by Dana with his Hydrous Phosphates and Arseniates. Its composition is arsenic 39-95, zinc 54-32, with a trace of iron and manganese. Hardne , 3-5; specific gravity, 4338; lustre, strongly vitreous. It is of a honey colour, with violet externally. It is transparent. The crystals are orthorhombic. Found in Chili. Ad-a-mit-ic, Ad-a-mit-i-cal, a. [ADAMITE (1).] Pertaining to the Adamites, resembling the Adamites.