The Collaborative International Dictionary
Illapse \Il*lapse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Illapsed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Illapsing.] [L. illapsus, p. p. of illabi; pref. il-
in + labi to fall, slide.]
To fall or glide; to pass; -- usually followed by into.
--Cheyne.
Illapse \Il*lapse"\, n. [L. illapsus. See Illapse, v. i.]
A gliding in; an immisson or entrance of one thing into
another; also, a sudden descent or attack.
--Akenside.
They sit silent . . . waiting for an illapse of the
spirit.
--Jeffrey.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A gliding in; an immission or entrance of one thing into another. 2 A sudden descent or attack. vb. To fall or glide; to pass; usually followed by ''into''.
Usage examples of "illapse".
The soldier, the merchant, the mechanic, indulging the fervors of zeal, and guided by the illapses of the spirit, resigned himself to an inward and superior direction, and was consecrated, in a manner, by an immediate intercourse and communication with heaven.