lapsarian

adj, noun — 2 senses

adj

/læpˈsɛəɹɪən/

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

Of or pertaining to the fall of man from innocence.

noun

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

One who believes that mankind has fallen from a better state.

Derived terms: antilapsarian
Related terms: antelapsarian, ante-lapsarian, infralapsarian, infra-lapsarian, lapsarianism, prelapsarian, pre-lapsarian, postlapsarian, post-lapsarian, sublapsarian, sub-lapsarian, superlapsarian, super-lapsarian, supralapsarian, supra-lapsarian

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