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prelapsarian

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prelapsarian

Main Entry:: pre·lap·sar·i·an
Pronunciation:: \ˌprē-ˌlap-ˈser-ē-ən\
Function:: 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

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