lapsing (verb)

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• laps´er — lapse «laps», noun, verb, lapsed, laps|ing. –n. 1. a slight mistake or error: »a lapse of the tongue because of carelessness, a lapse of memory. SYNONYM(S): slip, fault, indiscretion, misstep. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• lapse — [[t]læ̱ps[/t]] lapses, lapsing, lapsed 1) N COUNT: usu adj N, N in n A lapse is a moment or instance of bad behaviour by someone who usually behaves well. On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse. 2) N COUNT: N of …   English dictionary

• lapse — I. noun Etymology: Latin lapsus, from labi to slip more at sleep Date: 1526 1. a. a slight error typically due to forgetfulness or inattention < a lapse in table manners > b. a temporary deviation or fall especially from a higher to a lower state …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• lapse — 1 / laps/ n: a termination or failure due to events, neglect, or time: as a: the failure of a bequest (as because the intended recipient dies before the testator) compare anti lapse statute b: the termination of an insurance policy because of… …   Law dictionary

• lapse into sth — UK US lapse into sth Phrasal Verb with lapse({{}}/læps/ verb [I] ► to gradually get into a worse state or condition: »It seems likely that some of these countries will lapse into economic and political chaos. »The finance minister dismissed… …   Financial and business terms

• Asceticism in Judaism — Asceticism is a term derived from the Greek verb ἀσκέω, meaning to practise strenuously, to exercise. Athletes were therefore said to go through ascetic training, and to be ascetics.In this usage the twofold application to the mode of living and… …   Wikipedia

• Religion — • The voluntary subjection of oneself to God Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Religion     Religion     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ecclesiastical Censures —     Ecclesiastical Censures     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Censures     Medicinal and spiritual punishments imposed by the Church on a baptized, delinquent, and contumacious person, by which he is deprived, either wholly of in part …   Catholic encyclopedia

• lapse — I UK [læps] / US noun [countable] Word forms lapse : singular lapse plural lapses 1) a) a short or temporary period when you fail or forget to do something in the right way The man admitted driving over the speed limit and apologized for the… …   English dictionary