supralapsarian
/ (ˌsuːprəlæpˈsɛərɪən, ˌsjuː-) /
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noun
Christian theol a person who believes that God decreed the election or nonelection of individuals to salvation even before the FallCompare infralapsarian
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Derived forms of supralapsarian
supralapsarianism, nounWord Origin for supralapsarian
C17: from New Latin suprālapsārius, from Latin supra- + lapsus a fall
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Finally, the climax in her iniquities of mind and conduct reached its height and she was publicly denounced as a Supralapsarian.
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