supralapsaryn.adj.
/ˌsuːprəˈlapsəri/, /ˌsjuːprəˈlapsəri/, U.S. /ˌsuprəˈlæpsəri/ rare.
A. n.
= supralapsarian n.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > salvation, redemption > doctrine of salvation > [noun] > supralapsarianism > adherent
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supra-creatarian1659
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1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Supralapsary, in Theology, a Person who holds, that God, without any Regard to the good or evil Works of Men, has resolv'd, by an eternal Decree, to save some, and damn others.
1925 D. Ogg Europe 17th Cent. viii. 325 (footnote) The Supralapsaries believed that the divine decrees were anterior to all consideration of man or his existence... The Calvinists were Supralapsaries.
B. adj.
Existing or taking place prior to the Fall. Also in extended use. Cf. prelapsarian adj.
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supralapsarian1633
superlapsarian1660
supra-creatarian1660
supralapsary1755
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Supralapsary, antecedent to the fall of man. [Also in later dictionaries.]
1972 tr. J. Derrida in Diacritics 2 40/2 As a result, I have never used for my purposes the theme of a supralapsary writing which would have descended by some original sin into the fallen and degraded sphere of history.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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