ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Postlapsarian

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˌpəʊstlæpˈsɛəɹɪən/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Postlapsarian is an adjective meaning Pertaining to anything which follows a lapse or failure.

Meaning

Pertaining to anything which follows a lapse or failure.

More Meanings

  1. (Judaism, Christianity) The state of being which followed The Fall (the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden).

Word Forms

Synonyms for postlapsarian

Depending on context, synonyms include sublapsarian, infralapsarian.

Antonyms for postlapsarian

Common opposites include prelapsarian.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include consequent, postseason, postmodern, retrogressional, postdictive, posthistorical.

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