Lapsed

Quick meaning: Lapsed is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of lapse.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of lapse.

More Meanings

1. Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use.
2. (of a person) Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith.
3. (humorous) By extension, having changed a (secular) belief or adherence.
4. (archaic, of a legacy) Having passed from the original holder or authority; no longer claimed.

Example Sentences

My mother knew that I was a lapsed Republican, but did not dream of the depth to which I had fallen.

One of them is a lapsed Catholic; the other is in no doubt of what to do, as he has suffered much on account of his adherence to Christianity.

...satisfy the Doubtful, confirm the Wavering, recover the Lapsed, and be useful to all according to their several Circumstances and Conditions.

The royal charities on Maunday Thursday, are really a portion of an otherwise lapsed custom, which recalled the action of our Lord on the day before His Crucifixion.

Synonyms for lapsed

Depending on context, synonyms include nonpracticing, irreligious, nonchurchgoing.

Antonyms for lapsed

Common opposites include practicing, devout.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include irreligious, nonchurchgoing, obsolete, cancelled, closed, expired.

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