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infralapsarianism

[ in-fruh-lap-sair-ee-uh-niz-uhm ]

noun

, Theology.
  1. the doctrine, held by Augustinians and by many Calvinists, that God planned the Creation, permitted the Fall, elected a chosen number, planned their redemption, and suffered the remainder to be eternally punished ( supralapsarianism ).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of infralapsarianism1

First recorded in 1840–50; infralapsarian + -ism

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