infralapsarian

[ in-fruh-lap-sair-ee-uhn ]

noun

1. a person who believes in infralapsarianism.

adjective

1. of or relating to infralapsarians or infralapsarianism.

infralapsarian

/ ˌɪnfrəlæpˈsɛərɪən /

noun

1. Christian theol Calvinist a person who believes that foreknowledge of the Fall preceded God's decree of who was predestined to salvation and who was not Compare supralapsarian

Derived Forms

• ˌinfralapˈsarianism, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of infralapsarian¹

1725–35; infra- + Latin laps ( us ) a fall ( lapse ) + -arian

Word History and Origins

Origin of infralapsarian¹

C18: from infra- + lapsarian (see supralapsarian )