† Aˈdonist Obs.
[f. Adonai + -ist.]
| 1751 Chambers Cycl. s.v. Adonai, We find great disputes in authors, concerning the use and acceptation of the word Adonai; particularly, whether it is always read for the word Jehovah. This has given rise to two opposite sects among Hebraists, called Adonists and Jehovists. |