Infralapsarianism

Infralapsarianism
Infralapsarianism In`fra*lap*sa"ri*an*ism, n. (Theor.) The doctrine, belief, or principles of the Infralapsarians. [1913 Webster]

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  • infralapsarianism — /in freuh lap sair ee euh niz euhm/, n. Theol. the doctrine, held by Augustinians and by many Calvinists, that God planned the Creation, permitted the Fall, elected a chosen number, planned their redemption, and suffered the remainder to be… …   Universalium

  • infralapsarianism — noun 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 …   Wiktionary

  • infralapsarianism — in·fra·lap·sar·i·an·ism …   English syllables

  • infralapsarianism —  Инфралапсарионизм …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

  • infralapsarianism — in•fra•lap•sar•i•an•ism [[t]ˌɪn frə læpˈsɛər i əˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. rel the doctrine that God decreed the election of a chosen number for redemption after the Fall (opposed to supralapsarianism). • Etymology: 1840–50; infralapsarian (infra + L… …   From formal English to slang

  • infralapsarianism — /ɪnfrəlæpˈsɛəriənɪzəm/ (say infruhlap sairreeuhnizuhm) noun a doctrine adopted by Calvinists from St Augustine, that God decreed the creation, permitted the fall as logically subordinate, planned the redemption of a chosen number and the eternal… …  

  • infralapsarianism — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷əˌnizəm noun ( s) : the doctrine that God foresaw and permitted the fall of man and that after the fall he then decreed election as a means of saving some of the human race compare supralapsarianism * * * /in freuh lap sair …   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

  • Calvinism — Religions Calvinism, Presbyterianism Calvinism John Ca …   Wikipedia

  • Predestination — Predestination, in theology is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God. John Calvin interpreted biblical predestination to mean that God willed eternal damnation for some people and salvation for others.[1] Explanations of… …   Wikipedia

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