The child was told that if he ever smoked even one cigarette, he would lapse from grace for certain.
•It is easy, these days, to lapse from grace.
2. Fig. to fall out of favor. •Ted lapsed from grace when he left the lobby door unlocked all weekend.
•I have to be there on time every day or I will lapse from grace for sure.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
fall from grace — Synonyms and related words: apostasy, atheism, backslide, backsliding, desertion, fall, fall again into, fall back, fall of Adam, fall of man, have a relapse, impiety, impiousness, irreligion, irreverence, lapse, lapse back, lapse from grace,… … Moby Thesaurus
fall from grace — index lapse (fall into error) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
To fall from grace — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lapse — lapser, n. /laps/, n., v., lapsed, lapsing. n. 1. an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice. 2. a slip or error,… … Universalium
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
lapse — Synonyms and related words: abeyance, about face, advance, alchemy, apostasy, apostatize, assimilation, assumption, atavism, atheism, atrocity, backing, backset, backslide, backsliding, backward deviation, backward motion, backward step, balk, be … Moby Thesaurus
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 — Temps Pour les articles homonymes, voir Temps (homonymie). Chronos, dieu du temps de la mythologie grecque, par Ignaz Guenther … Wikipédia en Français
Lapse de temps — Temps Pour les articles homonymes, voir Temps (homonymie). Chronos, dieu du temps de la mythologie grecque, par Ignaz Guenther … Wikipédia en Français
Sanctifying Grace — • Treatise on this fundamental building block of Christianity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sanctifying Grace Sanctifying Grace … Catholic encyclopedia
To fall from — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
