prelapsarian

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpriːlæpˈsɛərɪən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prē′lap sâr′ē ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pre•lap•sar•i•an  (prē′lap sâr′ē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Religion[Theol.]occurring before the Fall:the prelapsarian innocence of Eden.
  2. Religioncharacteristic of or pertaining to any innocent or carefree period:a prelapsarian youth.
  3. Theology, Religionsupralapsarian.

n. 
  1. Religionsupralapsarian.
  • pre- + -lapsarian, as in infralapsarian, supralapsarian 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prelapsarian / ˌpriːlæpˈsɛərɪən/
  1. characteristic of or relating to the human state or time before the Fall: prelapsarian innocence

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