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Definition of Backsliding
1. Noun. A failure to maintain a higher state.
Exact synonyms: Lapse, Lapsing, Relapse, Relapsing, Reversion, Reverting
Generic synonyms: Failure
Specialized synonyms: Recidivism
Derivative terms: Lapse, Lapse, Relapse, Relapse, Relapse, Revert
Generic synonyms: Failure
Specialized synonyms: Recidivism
Derivative terms: Lapse, Lapse, Relapse, Relapse, Relapse, Revert
Definition of Backsliding
1. a. Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning.
2. n. The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.
Definition of Backsliding
1. Verb. (present participle of backslide) ¹
2. Adjective. sliding back ¹
3. Noun. An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Backsliding
1. backslide [v] - See also: backslide