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Infralapsarian
Inˊfra-lap-sa′ri-an
,Noun.
(Eccl. Hist.)
One of that class of Calvinists who consider the decree of election as contemplating the apostasy as past and the elect as being at the time of election in a fallen and guilty state; – opposed to
Supralapsarian
. The former considered the election of grace as a remedy for an existing evil; the latter regarded the fall as a part of God’s original purpose in regard to men. Inˊfra-lap-sa′ri-an
,Adj.
(Theol.)
Of or pertaining to the Infralapsarians, or to their doctrine.
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infralapsarian
infralapsarian
English
Alternative forms
- infra-lapsarian
Noun
infralapsarian (plural infralapsarians)
- (Christianity) A Calvinist who holds that election is a logical consequent of the Fall of man in the original divine plan.
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See also
- Lapsarianism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Fall of man on Wikipedia.Wikipedia