frə noun Theology.
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 ( opposed to supralapsarianism ).
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| chiefly Christian theol, Calvinist Compare supralapsarian a person who believes that foreknowledge of the Fall preceded God's decree of who was predestined to salvation and who was not | |
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Infralapsarianism
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| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
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