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prelapsarian

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

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  • UK: /pɹiːlapˈsɛːɹɪən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to the period of innocence before the Fall of man; innocent, unspoiled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Judaism, not-comparable

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to the time before the Fall of Adam and Eve

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pre- + Latin lapsus (“fall”) + -arian.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: syntiinlankeemusta edeltävä — innocent, unspoiled
  • French: prélapsarien — innocent, unspoiled
  • Hungarian: édeni — innocent, unspoiled
  • Hungarian: édenkerti — innocent, unspoiled
  • Hungarian: romlatlan — innocent, unspoiled
  • Hungarian: bűnbeesés előtti — innocent, unspoiled
  • Russian: догреховный (dogrexovnyj) — innocent, unspoiled
  • Russian: безгреховный (bezgrexovnyj) — innocent, unspoiled