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postlapsarian

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌpəʊstlæpˈsɛəɹɪən/

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adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to anything which follows a lapse or failure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

The state of being which followed The Fall (the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Judaism, not-comparable

Topics: Christianity

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History

Etymology

From post- (“after”) + lapsus (“of the fall”) + -arian (“of or pertaining to”).