postlapsarian

English

Alternative forms

  • post-lapsarian

Etymology

From post- (“after”) +‎ lapsus (“of the fall”) +‎ -arian (“of or pertaining to”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpəʊstlæpˈsɛəɹɪən/

Adjective

postlapsarian (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to anything which follows a lapse or failure.
  2. (Judaism, Christianity) The state of being which followed The Fall (the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden).

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