the old Adam — (the) a man s lust Referring to the unregenerate character of our common ancestor before life became complicated for him and he passed on to us, with St Paul s help, our sexual complexes: I felt the old Adam stir at the sight of her.… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
the old Adam — idi the natural tendency toward sin … From formal English to slang
the old Adam — human tendency to do evil … English contemporary dictionary
old adam — noun Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: after the Biblical Adam, the first man and first sinner : unregenerate man grant that the old Adam in this child may be so buried Book of Com. Prayer the old Adam in me … rises and asserts himself… … Useful english dictionary
The Old Law — The Old Law, or A New Way to Please You is a seventeenth century tragicomedy written by Thomas Middleton, William Rowley, and Philip Massinger. It was first published in 1656, but is generally thought to have been written about four decades… … Wikipedia
The Old Curiosity Shop (film) — Infobox Television Film name = The Old Curiosity Shop caption = format = Drama runtime = 120 min. director = Brian Percival producer = writer = Charles Dickens (novel) Martyn Hesford starring = Derek Jacobi Sophie Vavasseur Toby Jones music =… … Wikipedia
List of characters in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series — See also: List of Star Wars characters Contents 1 Concept and creation 2 Player characters 2.1 Revan … Wikipedia
Christian views on the old covenant — Depicted is the famous Sermon on the Mount of Jesus in which he commented on the Old Covenant. Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant.[1] Painting by Carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter, d. 1890 … Wikipedia
Gorm the Old — Gorm learns of the death of his son Canute, painting by August Carl Vilhelm Thomsen. Gorm the Old (Danish: Gorm den Gamle, Old Norse: Gormr gamli), also called Gorm the Sleepy (Danish: Gorm Løge dvaske), was the first historically recognized King … Wikipedia
Emund the Old — Emund the Old, Emund den gamle , Old Swedish: Æmunðær slemæ (king of Sweden 1050 1060) [citation |first=Maj |last=Odelberg |contribution=Emund gamle |url=http://histvarld.historiska.se/histvarld/sok/artikel.asp?id=10262 |title=Vikingatidens ABC… … Wikipedia
Adam — Adam1 [ad′əm] adj. [after Robert and James Adam, 18th c. Brit architects, its originators] relating to a style of English furniture and architecture characterized by straight lines and ornamental motifs of garlands, medallions, etc. Adam2 [ad′əm] … English World dictionary
