postlapsarian

adjective

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post·lap·sar·i·an | \ ˌpōst-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

Examples of postlapsarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But in that postlapsarian politics, there were still leaders to be found, men (always men) who could endure the psychological strain of leadership, who could cut it, who could make the Faustian bargain and emerge with their souls intact. — George Blaustein, The New Republic, 2 July 2020

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