'Infralapsarian' definitions:
Definition of 'Infralapsarian'
From: GCIDE
- Infralapsarian \In`fra*lap*sa"ri*an\, a. (Theol.) Of or pertaining to the Infralapsarians, or to their doctrine. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Infralapsarian'
From: GCIDE
- Infralapsarian \In`fra*lap*sa"ri*an\, n. [Infra + lapse: cf. F. infralapsaire. See Lapse.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of that class of Calvinists who consider the decree of election as contemplating the apostasy as past and the elect as being at the time of election in a fallen and guilty state; -- opposed to Supralapsarian. The former considered the election of grace as a remedy for an existing evil; the latter regarded the fall as a part of God's original purpose in regard to men. [1913 Webster]