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BACKSLIDE

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back⋅slide

  [bak-slahyd] verb, -slid, -slid or -slid⋅den, -slid⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. to relapse into bad habits, sinful behavior, or undesirable activities.
–noun
2. an act or instance of backsliding: a backslide from his early training.
Origin:
1575–85; back 2 + slide

Related forms:
backslider, noun
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back·slide   (bāk'slīd')   
intr.v.   back·slid (-slĭd'), back·slid·ing, back·slides
To revert to sin or wrongdoing, especially in religious practice.
back'slid'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Backslide

to draw back or apostatize in matters of religion (Acts 21:21; 2 Thess. 2:3; 1 Tim. 4:1). This may be either partial (Prov. 14:14) or complete (Heb. 6:4-6; 10:38, 39). The apostasy may be both doctrinal and moral.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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