lapsed
IPA: ɫˈæpst
adjective
- Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use.
- (of a person) Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith.
- (humorous) By extension, having changed a (secular) belief or adherence.
- (archaic, of a legacy) Having passed from the original holder or authority; no longer claimed.
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Examples of "lapsed" in Sentences
- This was in 1623, when Bacon had lapsed into penury.
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