Prelapsarian
adjective | /prelapsarian/
Relating to the state of innocence believed to exist before the Fall of Adam and Eve; more broadly, idealized as existing before a major decline.
Prelapsarian
adjective | /prelapsarian/
Advanced WordsVERY HARDRelating to the state of innocence believed to exist before the Fall of Adam and Eve; more broadly, idealized as existing before a major decline.
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"The novel depicts a prelapsarian world untouched by war or industrialization. Means: The novel portrays an innocent, ideal world before the damage caused by war or industry."
"The poet longs for a prelapsarian harmony between humanity and nature. Means: The poet desires an ideal relationship between people and nature, like one imagined before the Fall."
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Pre means before, and lapsarian relates to the Fall; prelapsarian means before the Fall.
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