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postlapsarian


post·lap·sar·i·an

adj \-ˌlap-ˈser-ē-ən\

Definition of POSTLAPSARIAN

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the time or state after the fall of humankind described in the Bible

Origin of POSTLAPSARIAN

post- + Latin lapsus slip, fall — more at lapse
First Known Use: 1733

Rhymes with POSTLAPSARIAN

antiquarian, centenarian, Indo-Aryan, libertarian, millenarian, nonsectarian, prelapsarian, Presbyterian, proletarian, Rastafarian, Sabbatarian, Sagittarian, seminarian, trinitarian, vegetarian

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