infralapsarianism
[ in-fruh-lap-sair-ee-uh-niz-uh m ]
/ ˌɪn frə læpˈsɛər i əˌnɪz əm /
noun Theology.
the doctrine, held by Augustinians and by many Calvinists, that God planned the Creation, permitted the Fall, elected a chosen number, planned their redemption, and suffered the remainder to be eternally punished (opposed to supralapsarianism).
Origin of infralapsarianism
First recorded in 1840–50;
infralapsarian +
-ism
Words nearby infralapsarianism
infraction,
infradentale,
infradian,
infrahuman,
infralapsarian,
infralapsarianism,
inframamillary,
inframarginal,
inframaxillary,
infranasal depression,
infrangible
Example sentences from the Web for infralapsarianism
Having gone thus far, Van Os proceeded to deny a form of infralapsarianism, which was termed "justification from eternity."