AD'AMANT, n. Gr. L. adamas a word of Celtic origin.
A very hard or impenetrable stone a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness. The name has often been given to the load stone but in modern mineralogy, it has no technical signification.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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