Lapsi (dish)
Lapsi may refer to: * Lapsi (Christianity), Christian apostates during the Decian persecutions * Lapsi (fruit), a fruit from Nepal * Laapsi Laapsi or lapsi is an Indian sweet dish which has a lot of variants and is made using grain flour or broken wheat and ghee, along with milk, nuts, raisins and other dried fruits. Lapsi is commonly prepared during Hindu ceremonies, and is serve ...

Lapsi (Christianity)
In the early Christian Church, ''lapsi'' were apostates who renounced their faith under persecution by Roman authorities. The term refers to those who have lapsed or fallen away from their faith, only to return to it later. Origins The Decian persecution of 250 AD, which required all citizens of the Roman Empire to publicly sacrifice to traditional gods, created unrest within the Church. Christians who submitted to pressure and made public sacrifice were called lapsed or ''lapsi''. Upon completion of sacrifice, individuals received a certificate of sacrifice, or ''libellus,'' a legal document proving conformity with Roman religion. To avoid this test, many members of the clergy fled, leaving their communities without leadership. In their absence, lay people who had not lapsed, called confessors, filled their leadership role. Upon return to Carthage, Cyprian found these confessors had assumed authority of clergy, especially forgiveness of sin. Although many confessors wil ...
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Lapsi (fruit)
''Choerospondias'' is a genus of plants with two species, belonging to the family Anacardiaceae. Currently, ''Choerospondias axillaris'' is the only extant species in the genus. Species *'' Choerospondias auriculata'' D.Chandra *''Choerospondias axillaris ''Choerospondias axillaris'', known in English as the Nepali hog plum, is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae. It is a common fruit in Nepal and Bhutan, called lapsi and aamli in Nepali speaking community. It is native to Nepal. Its fruit is about ...'' (Roxb.) B.L.Burtt & A.W.Hill References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2717784 Anacardiaceae Anacardiaceae genera ...
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