1. Plural of postlapsarian; people who believe that human nature and divine grace are understood in relation to the Fall of Adam and Eve, or who hold the theological doctrine that God's plan of salvation was formulated after the Fall.
Usage: theology; formal; often capitalized when referring to adherents of a specific doctrine

Examples

• Postlapsarians argue that God's redemptive plan was established in response to humanity's sin.
• The debate between postlapsarians and prelapsarians has shaped Christian theology for centuries.
• Many Reformed theologians are postlapsarians in their understanding of divine predestination.
• Postlapsarians contend that the Fall fundamentally altered God's original design for creation.