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).

Synonyms

• (Judeo-Christianity): sublapsarian, infralapsarian

Antonyms

• prelapsarian

Related terms

• lapsarian

See also

• Fall of Man on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lapsarianism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia