English Explanatory Dictionary

lapsarian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the fall of man from innocence.
noun
  1. One who believes that mankind has fallen from a better state.

Pronunciation

/læpˈsɛəɹɪən/

Word forms

lapsarian lapsarians

Etymology

From Latin lapsus (“fall”) + -arian (“believer, advocate”); compare English lapse.

Related words

antelapsarian ante-lapsarian infralapsarian infra-lapsarian lapsarianism prelapsarian pre-lapsarian postlapsarian post-lapsarian sublapsarian sub-lapsarian superlapsarian super-lapsarian supralapsarian supra-lapsarian

Derived words

antilapsarian
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