sublapsarian

adjective or noun

sub·​lap·​sar·​i·​an

¦səbˌlap¦sa(a)rēən,

-ser-

: infralapsarian

Word History

Etymology

New Latin sublapsarius (from Latin sub- + lapsus lapse, fall + -arius -ary) + English -an

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