Lapsed Definition

lăpst
adjective
No longer active or practicing.
A lapsed Catholic; a lapsed club member.
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Synonyms:
  • nonchurchgoing
verb

Simple past tense and past participle of lapse.

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Lapsed Sentence Examples

  • After the retirement of the British troops in 1814 the constitution lapsed, and the royal authority became once more absolute.

  • A few seconds lapsed before she realized that someone had skipped a stone.

  • Once again they lapsed into silence, but again Jennifer Radisson made no move to leave.

  • Nothing can be further from the truth than the once favourite theory that instincts are the survivals of lapsed reasoning processes.

  • He nodded and lapsed into silence.

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