1. Plural of prelapsarian; people who believe in or advocate the theological doctrine that humanity existed in a state of innocence before the Fall of Adam and Eve.
Usage: theological; formal
2. Plural of prelapsarian; people or things belonging to or characteristic of the period before the Fall in Christian theology.
Usage: theological; formal

Examples

• Prelapsarians argued that human nature was fundamentally good before the Fall.
• The debate between prelapsarians and their opponents shaped medieval theology.
• Some prelapsarians believed that paradise could be restored through divine grace.
• Theological scholars studied the writings of various prelapsarians from the Reformation era.
• The prelapsarians' view of original innocence contrasted sharply with doctrines of total depravity.