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Backslide
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Backslide
see synonyms of backslideverb -slides, -sliding, -slid, -slid or -slidden
(intransitive)
to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
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Backslide
see synonyms of backslide verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈbackˌslid (ˈbækˌslɪd
; bakˈslidˌ), ˈbackˌslid or ˈbackˌslidden (ˈbækˌslɪdən
; bakˈslidˌ'n), ˈbackˌsliding
to slide backward in morals or religious enthusiasm; become less virtuous, less pious, etc.
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Backslide
see synonyms of backslideintr.v. back·slid (-slĭd′), back·slid·ing, back·slides
To revert to bad habits or lapse in religious practice.
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