infralapsarian

[ in-fruh-lap-sair-ee-uhn ]

noun

1. a person who believes in infralapsarianism.

adjective

1. of or relating to infralapsarians or infralapsarianism.

infralapsarian

/ ˌɪnfrəlæpˈsɛərɪən /

noun

1. Christian theol Calvinist a person who believes that foreknowledge of the Fall preceded God's decree of who was predestined to salvation and who was not Compare supralapsarian

Derived Forms

• ˌinfralapˈsarianism, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of infralapsarian¹

1725–35; infra- + Latin laps ( us ) a fall ( lapse ) + -arian

Word History and Origins

Origin of infralapsarian¹

C18: from infra- + lapsarian (see supralapsarian )

Example Sentences

The two ministers of Delft, who had debated the point with him, had, the better to turn his arguments, descended from the 577 supralapsarian to the infralapsarian position, i.e. made the divine decree, instead of precede and determine, succeed the Fall.

From Project Gutenberg

Arminius, fresh from Geneva, familiar with the dialectics of Beza, appeared to many the man able to speak the needed word, and so, in 1589, he was simultaneously invited by the ecclesiastical court of Amsterdam to refute Coornhert, and by Martin Lydius, professor at Franeker, to combat the two infralapsarian ministers of Delft.

From Project Gutenberg

In these they reacted against both the supralapsarian and the infralapsarian developments of the doctrine of predestination and combated the irresistibility of grace; they held that Christ died for all men and not only for the elect, and were not sure that the elect might not fall from grace.

From Project Gutenberg

The Infralapsarian taught that God foresaw that Adam would sin, and so decreed some men to life, and others to death.

From Project Gutenberg

You—Infralapsarian son of a clown!—

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