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post·lap·sar·i·an | \ ˌpōst-ˌlap-ˈser-ē-ən 
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\Definition of postlapsarian
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the time or state after the fall of humankind described in the Bible
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The first known use of postlapsarian was in 1733
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