Definitions
1.verbTo fall away gradually; to subside.
2.verbTo fall into error or heresy.
3.verbTo slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
4.verbTo become void.
5.verbTo fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.
6.nounThe act or process by which something lapses."lapsings of religious faith"