Meaning of BACKSLIDING
| Pronunciation: | | b'aksl`Iding
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| | Definition: | | [n] a failure to maintain a higher state |
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| | Synonyms: | | lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting |
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| | See Also: | | failure, recidivism | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Back"slid"ing\, a.
Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning.
Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord. --Jer.
iii. 14.
\Back"slid"ing\, n.
The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.
Our backslidings are many. --Jer. xiv. 7.
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