Adamites
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The Adamites were a radical medieval Christian sect associated with the Hussite movement, known for their rejection of conventional morality, communal nudity, and belief in a return to the innocence of Adam and Eve.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adamites canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian sect
ⓘ
religious movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hussite movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Bohemian Reformation
Hussite movement ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
heretical movement
ⓘ
radical sect ⓘ |
| consideredHeresyBy |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Hussite leaders ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ |
| doctrine |
antinomianism
ⓘ
belief that the truly saved cannot sin ⓘ imitation of the state of Adam before the Fall ⓘ |
| endOfMovement | suppressed by force ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
15th century
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
early Christian communal ideals
ⓘ
millenarian ideas ⓘ radical Hussite theology ⓘ |
| language | Czech ⓘ |
| legacy |
example of medieval radical Christianity
ⓘ
frequently cited in discussions of religious nudism ⓘ |
| locatedIn | present-day Czech Republic ⓘ |
| moralView |
rejection of conventional sexual morality
ⓘ
rejection of established social norms ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Adam ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | followers of Adam’s original innocence ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Peter Kanis ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
mainstream Hussites ⓘ |
| persecutedBy |
Catholic authorities
ⓘ
Hussite forces ⓘ |
| region | Bohemia ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousBelief |
belief in sinlessness of the elect
ⓘ
communal ownership of property ⓘ rejection of conventional morality ⓘ rejection of marriage as an institution ⓘ return to the innocence of Adam and Eve ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
communal living
ⓘ
communal nudity ⓘ rejection of private property ⓘ ritual gatherings in the nude ⓘ sharing of goods ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hussite movement ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
communal society
ⓘ
egalitarian community ⓘ |
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