Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supralapsarianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
supralap-sar-i-an-ism
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A doctrine held by certain Calvinists that God predestined the fall of man.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English supralapsarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English supralapsarianism From supralapsarian + -ism.

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What does supralapsarianism mean?
A doctrine held by certain Calvinists that God predestined the fall of man.
Where does supralapsarianism come from?
Etymology tree English supralapsarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English supralapsarianism From supralapsarian + -ism.

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