#adamism

• Adamism — A religious and ascetic doctrine that appeared in the early centuries of Christianity (and was sporadically revived in the Middle Ages by sects such as the Turlupins or Hussites), whose followers, called Adamites, attempted to recreate Adam's state of innocence before the Fall. They practiced sacred nudity during religious gatherings as a symbol of rejecting social conventions and achieving total liberation from original sin.
• Adamite — A person belonging to an early or medieval Christian religious sect that preached a return to the paradisiacal innocence of Adam before the commission of original sin. As an adjective, the term describes the followers or characteristics of this radical ascetic movement, renowned for practicing ritual nudism and completely rejecting social institutions, private property, and clothing during secret gatherings.