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b) The state of being which followed the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the .Syn: sublapsarian, infralapsarianSee Also: lapsarian
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postlapsarian — /pohst lap sair ee euhn/, adj. occurring or being after the Fall. [1725 35; POST + lapsarian, as in INFRALAPSARIAN, SUPRALAPSARIAN] * * * postlapsarian etc.: see post B. 1, A. 1 b … Useful english dictionary
postlapsarian — adjective Etymology: post + Latin lapsus slip, fall more at lapse Date: 1733 of, relating to, or characteristic of the time or state after the fall of mankind described in the Bible … New Collegiate Dictionary
postlapsarian — /pohst lap sair ee euhn/, adj. occurring or being after the Fall. [1725 35; POST + lapsarian, as in INFRALAPSARIAN, SUPRALAPSARIAN] * * * … Universalium
postlapsarian — [ˌpəʊstlap sɛ:rɪən] adjective Theology occurring or existing after the Fall of Man. Origin C18: from post , on the pattern of sublapsarian … English new terms dictionary
postlapsarian — /ˌpoʊstlæpˈsɛəriən/ (say .pohstlap sairreeuhn) adjective occurring or happening after the fall (defs 78a and 78b). {post + Latin lapsus a fall + arian} …
prelapsarian — adjective /pɹiːlapˈsɛːɹɪən/ Of, or relating to the period of innocence before the Fall of man; innocent, unspoiled. Ideally, individual stories and Gods plan share the same final goal, namely, returning to a prelapsarian state of perfect… … Wiktionary
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lapsarian — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to the fall of man from innocence, especially to the role of women in that fall. 2. noun One who believes that mankind has fallen from a better state. See Also: antelapsarian, ante lapsarian, infralapsarian, infra… … Wiktionary
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