prelapsarian

• Qui se rapporte à l'état d'innocence et de perfection précédant le péché originel au sens biblique ; souvent employé métaphoriquement pour décrire une époque ou un état idyllique, non corrompu.

Relating to the state of innocence and perfection before the Fall of Man in the biblical sense; often used metaphorically to describe an idyllic, uncorrupted time or condition.

1. C2formal

   Relating to the state of innocence and perfection before the Fall of Adam and Eve in the biblical narrative.

   Avant la Chute

   • The garden was described in prelapsarian terms, untouched by sin.
   • Her view of the world was almost prelapsarian in its innocence.
   • The artist depicted a prelapsarian landscape, full of harmony and light.

   Synonymesinnocentparadisaicalsinless