supralapsarianism

Variant of supralapsarian

supralapsarian definition

supra·lap·sar·ian (so̵̅o̅′prə lap ser′ē ən)

noun

any of a group of Calvinists who held that God's plan of salvation for some people preceded the fall of humanity from grace, which had been predestined

Etymology: < supra- + L lapsus, a fall (see lapse) + -arian

adjective

of this doctrine

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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