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backslider Definition


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backslide
verb, intr
    1. To relapse into former bad behaviour, habits, etc.
      Thesaurus: relapse, regress, slip, revert, weaken, renege, fall from grace, apostasize, stray.
Derivative: backslider
noun
    Derivative: backsliding
    noun
      Etymology: 16c.



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