supralapsarianism

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

noun

Theology.

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

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Other Word Forms

• supralapsarian noun

Etymology

Origin of supralapsarianism

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

Example Sentences

The issue of supralapsarianism v. infralapsarianism was avoided.

From Project Gutenberg

Whitgift strove to force on the Church the Calvinistic supralapsarianism of his Lambeth Articles.

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Supralapsarianism, the doctrine of the extreme Calvinists, that the decree of God as regards the eternal salvation of some and the eternal reprobation of others is unconditional.

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He was a shepherd to trade, and very faithful in all his work, but his life business was theology, from Supralapsarianism in Election to the marks of faith in a believer's heart.

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