infralapsarianism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪnfɹəˌlæpˈsɛ(ə)ɹi.ənɪzəm/
Etymology
Etymology tree English infralapsarian 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 infralapsarianism From infralapsarian + -ism.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A doctrine held by certain Calvinists holding that, while the fall of man was inevitable, the identities of the elect and the reprobate were not known until after the fall.