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postlapsarian

adjective post·lap·sar·i·an \-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
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Origin of POSTLAPSARIAN

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

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