Standard Lemma guide

lapsed

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /læpst/
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  • rhymes with -æpst
  • CMU ARPABET: L AE1 P S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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3

adj

Meaning 3

By extension, having changed a (secular) belief or adherence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, not-comparable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Having passed from the original holder or authority; no longer claimed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of lapse

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

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6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

no longer active or practicing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a lapsed Catholic

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nonchurchgoing

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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