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单词 prelapsarian
释义

prelapsarian

[ pree-lap-sair-ee-uhn ]
/ ˌpri læpˈsɛər i ən /

adjective

Theology. occurring before the Fall: the prelapsarian innocence of Eden.
characteristic of or pertaining to any innocent or carefree period: a prelapsarian youth.
supralapsarian.

noun

supralapsarian.

Origin of prelapsarian

First recorded in 1870–75; pre- + -lapsarian, as in infralapsarian, supralapsarian

Words nearby prelapsarian

prejudice, prejudiced, prejudicial, pre-K, prelacy, prelapsarian, prelate, prelate nullius, prelatism, prelature, prelaunch
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British Dictionary definitions for prelapsarian

prelapsarian
/ (ˌpriːlæpˈsɛərɪən) /

adjective

characteristic of or relating to the human state or time before the Fallprelapsarian innocence
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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