postlapsarian
- noun
- /ˌpoʊstlæpˈsɛəriən/
- Archaic
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postlapsariano
- Many philosophers discuss the implications of being a postlapsarian, suggesting that humanity is inherently flawed.
Examples
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Indeed, the poem's syllabic asceticism becomes most pronounced at just the juncture when the speaker is made to confront the reality of postlapsarian.
Academic text (2016) -
Submerged in Augustine's view of sexuality (as were his colleagues), Peter saw marriage as the postlapsarian remedy for the "disease of incontinence (infirmitas incontinentiae)." (n77)
Academic text (2008) -
In her novel, the protagonist grapples with her postlapsarian nature after losing her childhood innocence.
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The concept of the postlapsarian condition often appears in discussions about morality and redemption.
Synonyms
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A person who does things seen as morally wrong, often by religion
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A person seen as morally corrupt because of bad behaviour
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A person who behaves badly and does not care about what is right
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Surface Forms
Morphology
postlapsarian = lapsarian (semi-transparent) = post + laps + arian
Formally analyzable as post- + laps(e) + -arian, but the stem and the theological sense ('after the Fall of Man') are specialized and not fully accessible to average learners.
Etymology
The noun postlapsarian comes from the same parts, post- ('after') and lapse ('fall'). So a postlapsarian is someone who lives 'after the Fall', a person who must live with the moral faults or loss of innocence that follow.