supralapsarianism
[ soo-pruh-lap-sair-ee-uh-niz-uh m ]
/ ˌsu prə læpˈsɛər i əˌnɪz əm /
noun Theology.
the doctrine that the decree of election preceded human creation and the Fall (opposed to infralapsarianism).
Origin of supralapsarianism
OTHER WORDS FROM supralapsarianism
su·pra·lap·sar·i·an, noun, adjectiveWords nearby supralapsarianism
supraduction,
supraepicondylar process,
supragenic,
supraglottal,
supralapsarian,
supralapsarianism,
supraliminal,
supralittoral,
supramarginal gyrus,
supramastoid crest,
supramaxilla
Example sentences from the Web for supralapsarian
Finally, the climax in her iniquities of mind and conduct reached its height and she was publicly denounced as a Supralapsarian.
Essays in Rebellion |Henry W. Nevinson
British Dictionary definitions for supralapsarian
supralapsarian
/ (ˌsuːprəlæpˈsɛərɪən, ˌsjuː-) /
noun
Christian theol
a person who believes that God decreed the election or nonelection of individuals to salvation even before the Fall
Compare infralapsarian
Derived forms of supralapsarian
supralapsarianism, nounWord Origin for supralapsarian
C17: from New Latin
suprālapsārius, from Latin
supra- +
lapsus a fall