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postlapsarian

/ˌpəʊstlæpˈsɛəɹɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
post-lap-sar-i-an
IPA
/ˌpəʊstlæpˈsɛəɹɪən/
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to anything which follows a lapse or failure.

adj

The state of being which followed The Fall (the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden).

Etymology

From post- (“after”) + lapsus (“of the fall”) + -arian (“of or pertaining to”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

post-lapsarian (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

lapsarian

Synonyms

sublapsarian infralapsarian

Antonyms

prelapsarian

Questions

How do you pronounce postlapsarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpəʊstlæpˈsɛəɹɪən/.
What does postlapsarian mean?
Pertaining to anything which follows a lapse or failure.
Where does postlapsarian come from?
From post- (“after”) + lapsus (“of the fall”) + -arian (“of or pertaining to”).

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