sublapsarian
/ˌsʌblapˈsɛːrɪən/Theology
adjective
Designating the Calvinist doctrine that God's election of only some people to everlasting life was not originally part of the divine plan, but a consequence of the Fall of Man; of, relating to, or holding this view. Opposed to supralapsarian.
- Largely synonymous with Infralapsarian, but some writers distinguish the two..
noun
A person who believes or advocates the sublapsarian view.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Hoard (1599–?1659), Church of England clergyman and religious writer. From post-classical Latin sublapsarius, noun + -an.