- prelapsarian
- Pertaining to the time before the biblical fall
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
prelapsarian
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prelapsarian — pertaining to the condition before the Fall, 1879, from PRE (Cf. pre ) + L. lapsus fall (see LAPSE (Cf. lapse)) … Etymology dictionary
prelapsarian — [prē΄lap ser′ē ən] adj. 1. of the time before the Fall of Man 2. old fashioned … English World dictionary
prelapsarian — /pree lap sair ee euhn/, adj. 1. Theol. occurring before the Fall: the prelapsarian innocence of Eden. 2. characteristic of or pertaining to any innocent or carefree period: a prelapsarian youth. 3. supralapsarian. n. 4. supralapsarian. [1875 80; … Universalium
prelapsarian — adjective /pɹiːlapˈsɛːɹɪən/ Of, or relating to the period of innocence before the Fall of man; innocent, unspoiled. Ideally, individual stories and Gods plan share the same final goal, namely, returning to a prelapsarian state of perfect… … Wiktionary
prelapsarian — adjective Etymology: pre + Latin lapsus slip, fall more at lapse Date: 1879 characteristic of or belonging to the time or state before the fall of humankind … New Collegiate Dictionary
prelapsarian — Synonyms and related words: angelic, ante bellum, antediluvian, antemundane, before the Fall, before the Flood, before the war, blameless, childlike, clear, dovelike, faultless, guiltless, in the clear, incorrupt, innocent, lamblike, not guilty,… … Moby Thesaurus
prelapsarian — prɪËlæp serɪən / seÉ™r adj. (Biblical) pertaining to the time before the fall of man … English contemporary dictionary
prelapsarian — [ˌpri:lap sɛ:rɪən] adjective Theology or literary before the Fall of Man; innocent and unspoilt. Origin C19: from pre + L. lapsus, from labi to fall … English new terms dictionary
prelapsarian — pre·lap·sar·i·an … English syllables
prelapsarian — pre•lap•sar•i•an [[t]ˌpri læpˈsɛər i ən[/t]] adj. cvb rel Theol. occurring before the Fall • Etymology: 1875–80; pre + L lapsus a fall (see lapse) + arian … From formal English to slang
