sublapsarianism
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- sublapsarian adjective
Etymology
Origin of sublapsarianism
1860–65; < New Latin sublāpsāri ( us ) ( Latin sub- sub- + lāps ( us ) a slip, lapse + -ārius -ary ) + -an + -ism
Example Sentences
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Had McCoy disagreed with Warwick about Preterition, or had Warwick suspected McCoy of Sublapsarianism, then we should have had two histories of Christianity instead of one.
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The second theory is designated sublapsarianism.
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