backslide

backslide Definition

back·slide (-slīd′)

intransitive verb -·slid′-slid′, -·slid′ or -·slid′·den-slid′'n, -·slid′·ing

to slide backward in morals or religious enthusiasm; become less virtuous, less pious, etc.

backslide Related Forms

back′·slid′er noun

backslide Synonyms

apostatize, break faith, fall from grace; see relapse.

backslide Usage Examples

Object

quot: Only percent of policy backsliding quot to offer programs.
child: The public cleansing of a leper pictures the restoration of a backslidden child of God ( Lev. xiv.
daughter: How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter?
cost: Yes, he was saved but what a price his backsliding cost him.

Modifying Another Word

not: I wonder if there has ever been a day when I have not backslidden from the King's Highway.

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