- SUPRALAPSARIANISM
- the doctrine of the extreme Calvinists, that the decree of God as regards the eternal salvation of some and the eternal reprobation of others is unconditional.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
SUPRALAPSARIANISM
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Supralapsarianism — Su pra*lap*sa ri*an*ism, n. The doctrine, belief, or principles of the Supralapsarians. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supralapsarianism — supralapsarian, n., adj. /sooh preuh lap sair ee euh niz euhm/, n. Theol. the doctrine that the decree of election preceded human creation and the Fall (opposed to infralapsarianism). [1765 75; SUPRA + lapsarian, as in INFRALAPSARIAN + ISM] * * * … Universalium
supralapsarianism — noun A doctrine held by certain Calvinists that God predestined the fall of man. See Also: infralapsarianism … Wiktionary
supralapsarianism — su·pra·lap·sar·i·an·ism … English syllables
supralapsarianism — Супралапсарионизм … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
supralapsarianism — su•pra•lap•sar•i•an•ism [[t]ˌsu prə læpˈsɛər i əˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. rel the doctrine that the election of souls to be saved was decreed by God before the Creation and the Fall (opposed to infralapsarianism). • Etymology: 1765–75; supra + L lāps(us) a … From formal English to slang
supralapsarianism — /ˌsuprəlæpˈsɛəriənɪzəm/ (say .soohpruhlap sairreeuhnizuhm) noun a Calvinistic doctrine that God, to demonstrate divine grace and justice, predetermined those of humankind who would be among the elect, and those who would be damned, before… …
supralapsarianism — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷əˌnizəm noun ( s) Etymology: supralapsarian (I) + ism : the doctrine that God decreed both election and reprobation prior to creation and then allowed the fall of man as a means of carrying out his divine purposes compare… … Useful english dictionary
Lapsarianism — is the set of Calvinist doctrines describing the theoretical order of God s decree (in his mind, before Creation), in particular concerning the order of his decree for the fall of man and reprobation. The name of the doctrine comes from the Latin … Wikipedia
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