sublapsarianism

[suhb-lap-sair-ee-uh-niz-uhm]

noun

Theology.

1. infralapsarianism.

Other Word Forms

• sublapsarian adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sublapsarianism¹

1860–65; < New Latin sublāpsāri ( us ) ( Latin sub- sub- + lāps ( us ) a slip, lapse + -ārius -ary ) + -an + -ism

Example Sentences

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.

From Project Gutenberg

The second theory is designated sublapsarianism.

From Project Gutenberg