Adam
- Proper noun. The first man in the Bible and the Qur'an, said to be the progenitor of the human race.
- Proper noun. (given name, male) .
- Proper noun. (figuratively) Original sin or human frailty.
- Proper noun. (''with'' second ''or'' last) Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice, in Christian theology, makes possible the forgiveness of Adam's original sin.
- Proper noun. (surname, patronymic) .
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