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Adam, bishop of Caithness 1213–22. Adam became a Cistercian monk when a young man and was later abbot of Melrose. William, king of Scotland, appointed him as bishop in a remote area where his own power was weak and that of the Norse earls strong. Adam attempted to enforce law and order, including canon law, and the payment of tithes. The customary offering of a span of butter for twenty cows was increased by Adam to one for fifteen, then one of twelve, and finally one for ten. The people revolted, forced an entry into the bishop's house at Halkirke, and burnt him and his followers to death. His body, although ‘roasted with fire and livid with bruises, was found entire under a heap of stones and buried honourably in the church’. An unofficial cult grew up. Feast: 15 September.
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- K.S.S., pp. 261–3; D.N.B., s.v
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Adam (ăd'əm), [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. Elsewhere in Genesis, however, Adam is the personal name of the first man for whom the created order is then fashioned. From his body, Eve is made to be his helper and partner. After the Fall, i.e., their disobedience, they are expelled from the Garden of Eden. The Qur'an depicts Adam's creation and fall. These traditions led to the monotheistic ideas regarding sin and grace. For examples of Jewish and Islamic legends about the biblical accounts, see Lilith and Pseudepigrapha. Higher criticism regards chapters 1-4 of Genesis as the re-workings of Babylonian and Canaanite myths concerning creation. While the myths stress human servitude to the gods, Genesis places humankind at the center of the created order, over which it exercises dominion as God's agent.
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In the Bible, the first man and the husband of Eve.
[Late Latin Adam, Ādam, from Hebrew 'ādām, human being, Adam.]
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Adam
Dansk (Danish)
n. - Adam
adj. - i Adam-stil, på Adam-facon
idioms:
- adam's apple adamsæble
Français (French)
n. - Adam
adj. - adamique
idioms:
- adam's apple pomme d'Adam
Deutsch (German)
n. - Adam
adj. - im architektonischen Stil der Brüder Adam
idioms:
- adam's apple Adamsapfel
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Αδάμ, (μτφ.) πρωτόπλαστος
adj. - (τεχνοτροπία κ.λπ.) των αδελφών 'Ανταμ
idioms:
- adam's apple (ανατ.) μήλο του Αδάμ (κν. καρύδι)
Italiano (Italian)
Adamo, adamitico, primevo
idioms:
- adam's apple pomo d'Adamo
Português (Portuguese)
n. - Adão (m)
adj. - Adão (referente a estilo decorativo do séc. 18)
idioms:
- adam's apple pomo-de-adão (m) (Anat.)
Русский (Russian)
Адам, первый человек, относящееся к Адаму
idioms:
- adam's apple кадык
Español (Spanish)
n. - Adán
adj. - adán
idioms:
- adam's apple nuez de Adán
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - Adam
adj. - adams-
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
新古典主义的
idioms:
- adam's apple 喉结
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 新古典主義的
idioms:
- adam's apple 喉結
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 아담(하나님이 처음 창조한 남자)
adj. - 아담 양식의
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) آدم, أول ألبشريه (صفه) ألبشريه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אדם הראשון
adj. - של סגנון באדריכלות, רהיטים ועיצוב שנוצר ע"י האחים הסקוטים אדם
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