in•fra•lap•sar•i•an•ism(in′frə lap sâr′ē ə niz′əm),USA pronunciationn.[Theol.]
Religionthe doctrine, held by Augustinians and by many Calvinists, that God planned the Creation, permitted the Fall, elected a chosen number, planned their redemption, and suffered the remainder to be eternally punished (opposed to supralapsarianism).