lapsarian means of or pertaining to the fall of man from innocence. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
lapsarian is pronounced /læpˈsɛəɹɪən/.
Why “lapsarian” is a great word
LAPSARIAN — [Adjective, Noun] Of or pertaining to the theological doctrine of the Fall of humanity from a state of innocence; one who believes in such a doctrine. From Latin lapsus ("a fall, slipping") + the English suffix -arian ("believer, advocate"). Unlike "prelapsarian," which evokes an untouched paradise, or "postlapsarian," which details a world already marred by sin, "lapsarian" is the encompassing term for the pivotal event itself and its adherents. It is the hinge of doctrine: the scent of a bitten apple turning acrid, the sudden chill of shame on bare skin, the first distinct ache in a muscle unaccustomed to labor—the precise belief that we are all inheritors not of a home, but of an expulsion.
adj
- Of or pertaining to the fall of man from innocence.
noun
- One who believes that mankind has fallen from a better state.