lapsed
Pronunciation Verb
  1. Simple past tense and past participle of lapse
Adjective

lapsed (not comparable)

  1. discontinue; 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. (jocular) 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.



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