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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]
Backslide
to draw back or apostatize in matters of religion (Acts 21:21; 2
Thess. 2:3; 1 Tim. 4:1). This may be either partial (Prov.
14:14) or complete (Heb. 6:4-6; 10:38, 39). The apostasy may be
both doctrinal and moral.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Backslide \Back"slide"\ (b[a^]k"sl[imac]d"; 277), v. i. [imp.
Backslid; p. p. Backslidden, Backslid; p. pr. & vb. n.
Backsliding.] [Back, adv. + slide.]
To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the
faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Backslide \Back`slide"\, v. i. [imp. Backslid; p. p.
Backslidden, Backslid; p. pr. & vb. n. Backsliding.]
[Back, adv. + slide.]
To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the
faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
backslide
v : drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards [syn:
lapse]
[also: backslidden, backslid]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
backslide
n.
1 A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
2 (lb en dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid
back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while
actually moving backwards.
vb.
1 To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
2 To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or
commitments.
3 (lb en Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being
saved.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
backslide
n.
1 A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
2 (lb en dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid
back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while
actually moving backwards.
vb.
1 To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
2 To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or
commitments.
3 (lb en Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being
saved.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
backslide
n.
1 A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
2 (lb en dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid
back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while
actually moving backwards.
vb.
1 To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
2 To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or
commitments.
3 (lb en Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being
saved.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
backslide
n.
1 A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
2 (lb en dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid
back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while
actually moving backwards.
vb.
1 To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
2 To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or
commitments.
3 (lb en Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being
saved.
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
backslide
Engelska vb.
återfalla, falla tillbaka i
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Backslide /bˈakslaɪd/
يتردّى
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
backslide /bˈakslaɪd/
регресирам
to revert to a previous, worse state
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
backslide /bˈakslaɪd/
upadnout
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
backslide /bˈakslaɪd/ (backslid /bˈakslɪd/ <>, backslid /bˈakslɪd/ <>, backslidden /bˈakslɪdən/ <>)
rückfällig werden
Synonym: fall off the wagon
see: backsliding, backslid, backslidden, backslides, backslid
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
backslide /bˈakslaɪd/
1. fena yola sapmak
2. doğru yoldan tekrar günaha dönmek. backslider fena yola sapan kimse
3. tekrar günaha dönen kimse.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈbækˌsɫaɪd/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
46 Moby Thesaurus words for "backslide":
cock, defect, degenerate, desert, err, fall, fall again into,
fall astern, fall away, fall back, fall behind, fall from grace,
get behind, go astray, go backwards, go behind, go wrong,
have a relapse, jerk back, lapse, lapse back, lose ground,
pull back, recede, recidivate, recur to, regress, relapse,
retrocede, retroflex, retrograde, retrogress, retrovert, return,
return to, reverse, revert, revert to, sink back, slide back, slip,
slip back, tergiversate, trip, turn, yield again to
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 堕落,退步,背离宗教;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vi.
n. 堕落,退步,背离宗教
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