postlapsarian
English
Alternative forms
- post-lapsarian
Etymology
post- (“after”) + lapsus (“of the fall”) + -arian (“of or pertaining to”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpəʊstlæpˈsɛəɹɪən/
Adjective
postlapsarian (not comparable)
- Pertaining to anything which follows a lapse or failure.
- (Christianity) The state of being which followed The Fall (the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden).
Synonyms
- (Christianity): sublapsarian, infralapsarian
Antonyms
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See also
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