relapso
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin relāpsus, perfect passive participle of relābor (“to slide back; to relapse”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
relapso (feminine relapsa, masculine plural relapsi, feminine plural relapse)
- (early Christianity) returning to paganism after embracing Christianity
- (Middle Ages, by extension) returning to heretic doctrines after having renounced them
Noun edit
relapso m (plural relapsi, feminine relapsa)
- (early Christianity) one who returns to paganism after embracing Christianity
- (Middle Ages, by extension) one who returns to heretic doctrines after having renounced them
Further reading edit
- relapso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Participle edit
relāpsō
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: re‧lap‧so
Noun edit
relapso m (plural relapsos)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
relapso (feminine relapsa, masculine plural relapsos, feminine plural relapsas)
- returning to sin after repenting
Further reading edit
- “relapso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014