prelapsarian
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prelapsarian
- /pɹiːlapˈsɛːɹɪən/ UK
Where it comes from
From pre- + Latin lapsus (“fall”) + -arian.
adjective pre-lapsarian
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Of, or relating to the period of innocence before the Fall of man; innocent, unspoiled.
It is the prelapsarian Polynesia of free love, noble savagery, Kon Tiki rafting and Easter Island statuary, not the Levi’s-wearing, Toyota-driving, pédalo-pushing, efflorescent-cocktails-in-a-split-coconut-serving pseudo-paradise that awaits latter-day travellers.
Similar: antelapsarian, superlapsarian, halcyon
Opposite: postlapsarian
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: postlapsarian
Translations
Every language
adj innocent, unspoiled
| Français | prélapsarien |
|---|---|
| Русский | догреховный dogrexovnyj, безгреховный bezgrexovnyj |
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