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Definition of Lapser
1. one that lapses [n -S] - See also: lapses
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lapser
Literary usage of Lapser
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the Rev. Joseph Bingham by Joseph Bingham (1855)
"And whereas a lapser sins but once, he sins every day. Finally, a lapser may
afterward become a martyr, and obtain the promises of the kingdom ; but the ..."
2. Origines Ecclesiasticæ: The Antiquities of the Christian Church. With Two by Joseph Bingham (1856)
"The lapser is sensible that he has committed a fault, and therefore he ...
Finally, a lapser may afterward become a martyr, and obtain the promises of the ..."
3. The Works of the Rev. Daniel Waterland: To which is Prefixed a Review of the by Daniel Waterland, William Van Mildert (1856)
"The lapser is sensible that he has done amiss, and therefore " mourns and laments
for it: but the other proudly swells in " his crime, pleases himself in ..."
4. Origines Ecclesiasticæ: Or, The Antiquities of the Christian Church, and by Joseph Bingham (1834)
"And whereas a lapser sins but once, he sins every day. Finally, a lapser may
afterward become a martyr, and obtain the promises of the kingdom ; but the ..."
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