sublapsarianism
American
[suhb-lap-sair-ee-uh-niz-uhm]
/ ˌsʌb læpˈsɛər i əˌnɪz əm /
noun
Theology.
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
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