supralapsarian

su·pra·lap·sar·i·an·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soo-pruh-lap-sair-ee-uh-niz-uh m]
- /ˌsu prə læpˈsɛər i əˌnɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soo-pruh-lap-sair-ee-uh-niz-uh m]
- /ˌsu prə læpˈsɛər i əˌnɪz əm/

Definitions of supralapsarian word

noun supralapsarian the doctrine that the decree of election preceded human creation and the Fall (opposed to infralapsarianism). 1
noun supralapsarian a person who believes that God decreed the election or nonelection of individuals to salvation even before the Fall 0
noun supralapsarian 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 0
adjective supralapsarian of this doctrine 0

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Origin of supralapsarian

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

1765-75; supra- + lapsarian, as in infralapsarian + -ism

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Parts of speech for Supralapsarian

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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supralapsarian popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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