supralapsarianism

[ soo-pruh-lap-sair-ee-uh-niz-uhm ]

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

Origin of supralapsarianism

1
1765–75; supra- + lapsarian, as in infralapsarian + -ism

Other words from supralapsarianism

  • su·pra·lap·sar·i·an, noun, adjective

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