First Known Use: 1879
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prelapsarian
adjective pre·lap·sar·i·an \ˌprē-ˌlap-ˈser-ē-ən\
Definition of PRELAPSARIAN
: characteristic of or belonging to the time or state before the fall of humankind
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Origin of PRELAPSARIAN
pre- + Latin lapsus slip, fall — more at lapse
Rhymes with PRELAPSARIAN
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