supralapsarianism

[ soo-pruh-lap-sair-ee-uh-niz-uh m ]
/ ˌsu prə læpˈsɛər i əˌnɪz əm /

noun Theology.

the doctrine that the decree of election preceded human creation and the Fall (opposed to infralapsarianism).

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Origin of supralapsarianism

1765–75; supra- + lapsarian, as in infralapsarian + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM supralapsarianism

su·pra·lap·sar·i·an, noun, adjective

Words nearby supralapsarianism

supraduction, supraepicondylar process, supragenic, supraglottal, supralapsarian, supralapsarianism, supraliminal, supralittoral, supramarginal gyrus, supramastoid crest, supramaxilla
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Example sentences from the Web for supralapsarian

  • Finally, the climax in her iniquities of mind and conduct reached its height and she was publicly denounced as a Supralapsarian.

    Essays in Rebellion|Henry W. Nevinson

British Dictionary definitions for supralapsarian

supralapsarian
/ (ˌsuːprəlæpˈsɛərɪən, ˌsjuː-) /

noun

Christian theol a person who believes that God decreed the election or nonelection of individuals to salvation even before the FallCompare infralapsarian

Derived forms of supralapsarian

supralapsarianism, noun

Word Origin for supralapsarian

C17: from New Latin suprālapsārius, from Latin supra- + lapsus a fall
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