infralapsarianism

English

Etymology

From infralapsarian +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪnfɹəˌlæpˈsɛ(ə)ɹi.ənɪzəm/

Noun

infralapsarianism (uncountable)

  1. (theology) A doctrine held by certain Calvinists holding that, while the fall of man was inevitable, the identities of the elect and the reprobate were not known until after the fall.

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