postlapsarian

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postlapsarian

/ˌpəʊstlæpˈsɛəɹɪən/

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

adjective post-lapsarian

not comparable Pertaining to anything which follows a lapse or failure.
Judaism, not comparable The state of being which followed The Fall (the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden).
Similar: sublapsarian, infralapsarian

Opposite: prelapsarian

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Opposite: prelapsarian

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"postlapsarian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/postlapsarian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{postlapsarian_2026,
  title = {postlapsarian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/postlapsarian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}