English word lapsarian comes from Latin lapsus (Gliding, sliding, slipping, falling.), English -arian
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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lapsus | Latin (lat) | Gliding, sliding, slipping, falling. |
-arian | English (en) | (uncommon) A native or inhabitant of somewhere.. A believer in something.. An advocate of something. |
lapsarian | English (en) | One who believes that mankind has fallen from a better state. Of or pertaining to the fall of man from innocence, especially to the role of women in that fall. |