postlapsarian

English

Alternative forms

post-lapsarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpəʊstlæpˈsɛəɹɪən/

Adjective

postlapsarian (not comparable)

Pertaining to anything which follows a lapse or failure.
(Judaism, 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

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