: having ceased to be active in practice, membership, or belief
a lapsed Catholic
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Brooks’ father was agnostic, his mother a lapsed Southern Baptist.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The company also has added a light version and a non-alcoholic beer to Blue Moon’s portfolio in an effort to attract new and lapsed drinkers.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The finance drama, created by lapsed investment bankers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, details the vertiginous rise and dizzying crash of the high-stakes trading world of the prestigious firm Pierpoint and its power-hungry upstarts.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 May 2025
For a lapsed Catholic, comedian Mike Birbiglia sure loves a good confession.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 23 May 2025
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The company also has added a light version and a non-alcoholic beer to Blue Moon’s portfolio in an effort to attract new and lapsed drinkers.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The finance drama, created by lapsed investment bankers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, details the vertiginous rise and dizzying crash of the high-stakes trading world of the prestigious firm Pierpoint and its power-hungry upstarts.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 May 2025
For a lapsed Catholic, comedian Mike Birbiglia sure loves a good confession.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 23 May 2025
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“Lapsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lapsed. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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