Someone who's lapsed has stopped participating in some activity or following some particular rules. A lapsed Baptist was raised in the Baptist church but no longer practices this religion.
Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to figurative uses.
Adjective S.
no longer active or practicing; "a lapsed Catholic"
imp. & p. p.
of Lapse
a.
Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost
position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to figurative
uses.
a.
Ineffectual, void, or forfeited; as, a lapsed policy of
insurance; a lapsed legacy.
Lapsed
Once more I will renew His lapsed powers, though forfeit.2.
Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to figurative uses.
Usage Examples
I'm a lapsed Quaker. I don't go to meetings any more. But I'm very drawn to Catholicism - all that glitter. I'd love to be a Catholic. I think it would be fantastic - faith, forgiveness, absolution, extreme unction - all these wonderful words. I don't think anyone who was ever born a Catholic hasn't died a Catholic, no matter how lapsed they are.
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Other Usage ExamplesI don't think it's any coincidence that I lost my religious faith and 'manned up' in the same year. I was described somewhere as a lapsed Catholic, which is funny because I'm not going back! I want to achieve things rather than live life in an animalistic way.
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