Backsliding

[BackĀ·slidĀ·ing]

A failure to maintain a higher state

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Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning.

Noun
a failure to maintain a higher state


p. pr. & vb. n.
of Backslide

a.
Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning.

n.
The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.


Backsliding

Back"slid"ing, a. Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning.
Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord.

Backsliding

Back"slid"ing, n. The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.
Our backslidings are many.

Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning.

The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.

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Usage Examples

I'm not sure it's the stimulus money that will necessarily allow the economy to recover. It will help to fortify our budgets, frankly, to ensure that there isn't as much backsliding in the areas of education and healthcare, for example.

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Other Usage Examples

A revival does two things. First, it returns the Church from her backsliding and second, it causes the conversion of men and women and it always includes the conviction of sin on the part of the Church. What a spell the devil seems to cast over the Church today!

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