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Infralapsarian

Inˊfra-lap-sa′ri-an

,
Noun.
[
Infra
+
lapse
: cf. F.
infralapsaire.
See
Lapse
.]
(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.

Definition 2024


infralapsarian

infralapsarian

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Alternative forms

  • infra-lapsarian

Noun

infralapsarian (plural infralapsarians)

  1. (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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