lapsi
- noun
- Archaic
- In Epistula 15, where Cyprian criticized those confessors who were making money out of the granting of certificates for reconciliation to the lapsi, the implication certainly is that those who had lapsed had money.
Examples
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The laxists must have been highly concerned to readmit the wealthy lapsi to communion because without them, the church would face a real crisis in its ability to care for the needs of the faithful poor.
Academic text (2004) -
In a sense, the poor would now be less concerned with the question of how quickly the lapsi were readmitted to communion because they were receiving alms regardless.
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How effective was Cyprian's appeal to the wealthy lapsi to be generous almsgivers?
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The other important point to make is that if Cyprian now encouraged wealthy lapsi to engage in almsgiving as an act of penance, then the poor themselves would be taken care of better as resources were directed towards them more abundantly.
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Up to this point, before the problem of the confessors granting reconciliation to some of the lapsi and the rebellion of dissident clergy emerged, Cyprian did not seem overly concerned by the fact that the daily control of this charitable activity was out of his hands.
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During the persecution, many lapsi struggled to hold onto their beliefs, but some sought to return to the church.
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The priest welcomed the lapsi with open arms, offering them a chance to renew their faith.
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As the lapsi stood before the congregation, they expressed their deep remorse for abandoning their beliefs during difficult times.
Synonyms
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9.9
Not loyal to a religion, party or cause after leaving its beliefs
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lapsi comes from an old Latin verb labi meaning 'to slip' or 'to fall'. So early Christians used lapsi for people who had 'fallen away' from their faith and later asked to return.