different between postlapsarian vs lapsarian

English

Alternative forms

• post-lapsarian

Etymology

post- (“after”) +? lapsus (“of the fall”) +? -arian (“of or pertaining to”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??stlæp?s?????n/

Adjective

postlapsarian (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to anything which follows a lapse or failure.
2. (Judeo-Christianity) The state of being which followed The Fall (the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden).

Synonyms

• (Judeo-Christianity): sublapsarian, infralapsarian

Antonyms

• prelapsarian

Related terms

• lapsarian

See also

• Fall of Man on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lapsarianism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Latin lapsus (“fall”) +? -arian (“believer, advocate”); compare English lapse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læp?s?????n/

Adjective

lapsarian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the fall of man from innocence.

Noun

lapsarian (plural lapsarians)

1. One who believes that mankind has fallen from a better state.

Related terms

See also

• Lapsarianism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• paralians