ˌsubmortuˈarian Theol. rare.
[f. sub- 17 + L. mortuus dead (for mors, mort- death) + -arian; cf. Sublapsarian.]
One who holds that a man's election to salvation or reprobation does not take place till after his death.
| 1700 C. Nesse Antid. Armin. (1827) 70 The Arminians..may be called submortuarians for their holding no full election till men die. |