# postlapsarian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌpəʊstlæpˈsɛəɹɪən/

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to anything which follows a lapse or failure.
2. The state of being which followed The Fall (the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden).

## Etymology
From post- (“after”) + lapsus (“of the fall”) + -arian (“of or pertaining to”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/postlapsarian