Postlapsarian

Alternative forms

• post-lapsarian

Origin

-("after") + lapsus("of the fall") + -("of or pertaining to")

Full definition of postlapsarian

Adjective

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

Synonyms

• (Christianity) sublapsarian, infralapsarian

Antonyms

• prelapsarian

Related terms

• lapsarian