son of Adam
- noun
- Literature
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hijo de Adán
And we don't, you know, with what my teachings of Islam is as well, is that we're all sons of Adam.
- And we don't, you know, with what my teachings of Islam is as well, is that we're all sons of Adam.
- To die for the sons of Adam and Eve who have been affected by their original sin.
Examples
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To die for the sons of Adam and Eve who have been affected by their original sin.
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As a son of Adam, he felt the weight of humanity's struggles and aspirations.
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Every son of Adam has the potential for greatness, despite their flaws.
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The teachings highlight that every son of Adam shares the same basic needs and desires.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase literally combines 'son' + 'of' + 'Adam', which yields the interpretable idea of a descendant of Adam and therefore a human being; this compositional logic is accessible if the learner recognises 'Adam' as the archetypal first man. However, understanding that cultural/biblical reference is required for the non-literal, generalized meaning 'a human being', so learners without that background knowledge may not infer the intended sense fully.
Etymology
Son of Adam comes from the Bible idea that Adam was the first man, so a son of Adam was simply one of his children and stood for any human. That's why people use it to mean 'a human being' and to show that we all have faults.
