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prelapsarian

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pre·lap·sar·i·an  (prlp-sâr-n)
adj.
Of or relating to the period before the fall of Adam and Eve.
[pre- + Latin lpsus, fall; see lapse + -arian.]
prelapsarian [ˌpriːlæpˈsɛərɪən]
adj
(Christian Religious Writings / Theology) characteristic of or relating to the human state or time before the Fall prelapsarian innocence
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Adj.1.prelapsarian - of or relating to the time before the Fall of Adam and Eve
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He notes that the Augustinian heritage argues for the superiority of the prelapsarian human rational faculties while the alternative tradition considers postlapsarian human reason to be superior to prelapsarian rationality.
Aha! by Billman, Kathleen D.; Hendel, Kurt K.; Swanson, Mark N. / Currents in Theology and Mission
Introduction In one of his famous statements, John Milton (1965) asserts that true heroism cannot be found in untested prelapsarian innocence, but that it lies in the acts of demonstrable bravery, disdain, trials, falls and resurrection from the ashes.
Long Walk to Freedom and the mutating face of the epic by Motsa, Zodwa / Journal of Literary Studies
Augustine, then, argued against Jerome that prelapsarian Adam and Eve would have had sex.
A history of erotic philosophy by Soble, Alan / The Journal of Sex Research
 
 
 
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