[bak-slahyd] 
verb, -slid, -slid or -slid⋅den, -slid⋅ing, noun | 1. | to relapse into bad habits, sinful behavior, or undesirable activities. |
| 2. | an act or instance of backsliding: a backslide from his early training. |
| 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. |
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.
