"prelapsarian" meaning in English

See prelapsarian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɹiːlapˈsɛːɹɪən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prelapsarian.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From pre- + Latin lapsus (“fall”) + -arian. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre}} pre- +, {{der|en|la|lapsus||fall}} Latin lapsus (“fall”), {{suffix|en||arian}} + -arian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prelapsarian (not comparable)
  1. (Judaism, Christianity) Of, or relating to the period of innocence before the Fall of man; innocent, unspoiled. Tags: Judaism, not-comparable Categories (topical): Christianity, Judaism Synonyms: antelapsarian [Christianity], superlapsarian [Christianity], pre-lapsarian Synonyms (carefree period): halcyon Related terms: lapsarian, postlapsarian Coordinate_terms: antediluvian Translations (innocent, unspoiled): syntiinlankeemusta edeltävä (Finnish), prélapsarien (French), édeni (Hungarian), édenkerti (Hungarian), romlatlan (Hungarian), bűnbeesés előtti (Hungarian), догреховный (dogrexovnyj) (Russian), безгреховный (bezgrexovnyj) (Russian)

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